Cuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… Cunene province, ostensibly to attack SWAPO bases. In June 1983, UNITA forces attacked Cangamba, a village which was … that arrived on 11 August. Towards the end of 1983, the South Africans launched Operation Askari, and … honours, the Order of Playa Giron, to Nelson Mandela in 1984, Alfred Nzo went to Havana to accept the award on …