South African Border War

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The South African Border War was a protracted Cold War–era conflict (c. 1966–1989) in Namibia and Angola involving South Africa, liberation movements, and foreign allies such as Cuba, centered on decolonization, apartheid, and regional power struggles in southern Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War conflict
armed conflict
proxy war
alsoKnownAs Angolan Bush War
Border War
Namibian War
Namibian War of Independence
countryInvolved Angola
Botswana
Cuba
South Africa
Soviet Union
United States
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe
endCause Tripartite Accord of 1988
linked to: Tripartite Accord

negotiated settlement under UN auspices
endTime 1989
hasCause Angolan Civil War
South African occupation of South West Africa
apartheid policy of South Africa
regional power rivalry in Southern Africa
struggle for Namibian independence
involves air operations
armoured warfare
conventional warfare
counterinsurgency
cross-border raids
guerrilla warfare
insurgency
location Angola
Namibia
South West Africa
linked to: Namibia
mainBelligerent Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
linked to: UNITA

People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
People's Liberation Army of Namibia
South African Defence Force
South West Africa People's Organization
partOf Cold War
decolonization of Africa
regulatedBy Tripartite Accord
relatedTo Angolan Civil War
Namibian War of Independence
apartheid in South Africa
result implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 435
independence of Namibia
withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola
withdrawal of South African forces from Namibia
significantEvent Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
Cassinga raid
Operation Hooper
Operation Modular
Operation Packer
Operation Protea
Operation Savannah
startTime 1966
supervisedBy United Nations Transition Assistance Group
timePeriod 1960s
1970s
1980s

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Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba involvedIn South African Border War
Umkhonto we Sizwe conflict South African Border War
Angolan Civil War significantBattle Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
linked to: South African Border War
Angolan Civil War relatedConflict South African Border War
Angolan Civil War relatedConflict Namibian War of Independence
linked to: South African Border War
Cuban intervention in Angola hasPart Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
linked to: South African Border War
South African Army engagedIn South African Border War
South African Army engagedIn Namibian War of Independence
linked to: South African Border War
Azanian People’s Liberation Army conflict South African Border War
Cuban Air Force conflict South African Border War
South African Navy conflict South African Border War
South African Border War alsoKnownAs Namibian War of Independence
linked to: South African Border War
South African Border War alsoKnownAs Namibian War
linked to: South African Border War
South African Border War alsoKnownAs Angolan Bush War
linked to: South African Border War
South African Border War relatedTo Namibian War of Independence
linked to: South African Border War
FN FAL usedInConflict South African Border War
subject linked to: FAL
Spear of the Nation conflict South African Border War
Independence Memorial Museum dedicatedTo Namibian War of Independence
linked to: South African Border War
Hage Geingob participantIn Namibian War of Independence
linked to: South African Border War
Oshakati wasStrategicCentreDuring South African Border War
DEFA 30 mm cannon family conflictUsage South African Border War