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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale	2
Namibian War of Independence	2

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Umkhonto we Sizwe → conflict → South African Border War ⓘ

South African Army → engagedIn → South African Border War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namibian War of Independence

Cuban military interventions in Africa → hasPart → South African Border War ⓘ

subject surface form: Cuban intervention in Angola

this entity surface form: Battle of Cuito Cuanavale

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba → involvedIn → South African Border War ⓘ

Angolan Civil War → relatedConflict → South African Border War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namibian War of Independence

Angolan Civil War → significantBattle → South African Border War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Cuito Cuanavale