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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South African Border War canonical | 11 |
| Namibian War of Independence | 6 |
| Battle of Cuito Cuanavale | 2 |
| Angolan Bush War | 1 |
| Namibian War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2128257 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: South African Border War Context triple: [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, involvedIn, South African Border War]
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Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
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Xhosa Wars
The Xhosa Wars were a series of 19th-century frontier conflicts in South Africa between the Xhosa peoples and European colonial powers, primarily the British, over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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C.
Angolan Civil War
The Angolan Civil War was a protracted Cold War–era conflict in Angola (1975–2002) involving rival liberation movements and extensive foreign intervention, including Cuban, Soviet, South African, and U.S. support to opposing sides.
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War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
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E.
South-West Africa Campaign
The South-West Africa Campaign was a World War I military operation in which South African forces invaded and defeated German colonial rule in present-day Namibia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: South African Border War Target entity description: 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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A.
Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
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B.
Xhosa Wars
The Xhosa Wars were a series of 19th-century frontier conflicts in South Africa between the Xhosa peoples and European colonial powers, primarily the British, over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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C.
Angolan Civil War
The Angolan Civil War was a protracted Cold War–era conflict in Angola (1975–2002) involving rival liberation movements and extensive foreign intervention, including Cuban, Soviet, South African, and U.S. support to opposing sides.
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D.
War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
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E.
South-West Africa Campaign
The South-West Africa Campaign was a World War I military operation in which South African forces invaded and defeated German colonial rule in present-day Namibia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War conflict
ⓘ
armed conflict ⓘ proxy war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
South African Border War
ⓘ
surface form:
Angolan Bush War
Border War ⓘ South African Border War ⓘ
surface form:
Namibian War
South African Border War ⓘ
surface form:
Namibian War of Independence
|
| countryInvolved |
Angola
ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ Cuba ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| endCause |
Tripartite Accord
ⓘ
surface form:
Tripartite Accord of 1988
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 ⓘ Namibia ⓘ
surface form:
South West Africa
|
| mainBelligerent |
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
UNITA ⓘ
surface form:
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
surface form:
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
People's Liberation Army of Namibia ⓘ Armed Forces of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
South African Defence Force
South West Africa People's Organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War
ⓘ
decolonization of Africa ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Tripartite Accord ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Angolan Civil War
ⓘ
South African Border War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
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
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Cassinga raid ⓘ Operation Hooper ⓘ Operation Modular ⓘ Operation Packer ⓘ Operation Protea ⓘ Operation Savannah ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | United Nations Transition Assistance Group ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
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Subject: South African Border War Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (21)
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