Cassinga raid

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The Cassinga raid was a controversial 1978 South African airborne attack on a SWAPO camp in southern Angola, notable for its high civilian casualties and its impact on the course and international perception of the South African Border War.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cassinga 1
Cassinga Day in Namibia 1
Cassinga raid canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne assault ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
airSupport South African Air Force bombers ⓘ
South African Air Force fighter aircraft ⓘ
allegation violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ
attacker SADF ⓘ
South African Defence Force ⓘ
broaderContext Cold War conflicts in southern Africa ⓘ
Namibian War of Independence ⓘ
casualties SWAPO combatants ⓘ
large number of Namibian civilians ⓘ
commemoration Cassinga Day in Namibia ⓘ
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commemorationCountry Namibia ⓘ
commemorationDate May 4 ⓘ
conflict South African Border War ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
date 1978-05-04 ⓘ
describedAs attack on a legitimate military target by South African government ⓘ
controversial ⓘ
massacre by critics ⓘ
groundForces South African paratroopers ⓘ
historicalSignificance turning point in global awareness of the Namibian conflict ⓘ
location Cassinga ⓘ
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southern Angola ⓘ
locationCountry Angola ⓘ
militaryBranch South African Air Force ⓘ
South African Army ⓘ
notableFor continuing historical controversy over nature of the camp ⓘ
high civilian death toll ⓘ
impact on international perception of South African Border War ⓘ
operationType airborne paratroop assault ⓘ
combined air and ground attack ⓘ
opponent People’s Liberation Army of Namibia ⓘ
SWAPO ⓘ
opponentClaim camp was mainly a refugee camp ⓘ
partOf South African Border War ⓘ
perpetratorClaim camp was a SWAPO military headquarters ⓘ
politicalImpact heightened international criticism of apartheid South Africa ⓘ
strengthened SWAPO’s diplomatic position at the United Nations ⓘ
reaction condemnation by many African states ⓘ
debate in Western countries over South African policy ⓘ
result South African tactical success ⓘ
high civilian casualties ⓘ
increased international support for SWAPO ⓘ
international condemnation of South Africa ⓘ
target SWAPO camp at Cassinga ⓘ
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South West Africa People’s Organization ⓘ
year 1978 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cassinga raid → target → SWAPO camp at Cassinga ⓘ
linked to: Cassinga raid
Cassinga raid → location → Cassinga ⓘ
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Cassinga raid → commemoration → Cassinga Day in Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Cassinga raid