Battle of Cuito Cuanavale

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was a major late-1980s confrontation in Angola between South African and allied forces and Angolan and Cuban troops, widely regarded as a turning point in the South African Border War and in the regional struggle against apartheid.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale canonical	2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	Cuban–South African–Angolan negotiations ⓘ Tripartite Accord of 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Fidel Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonas Savimbi NERFINISHED ⓘ P. W. Botha NERFINISHED ⓘ SWAPO NERFINISHED ⓘ
combatant	Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ UNITA NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Angolan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1987 ⓘ 1988 ⓘ
describedAs	turning point in the South African Border War ⓘ turning point in the regional struggle against apartheid ⓘ
endDate	1988-03-23 ⓘ
location	Cuito Cuanavale NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	extensive use of land mines ⓘ large-scale use of armor and artillery ⓘ one of the largest battles in Africa since World War II ⓘ
opponent	Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Angolan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	halt of South African advance ⓘ stalemate ⓘ strategic victory for Angolan and Cuban forces ⓘ
river	Cuito River NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	accelerated implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 435 ⓘ boosted ANC and anti-apartheid morale ⓘ contributed to negotiations leading to Namibian independence ⓘ influenced withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola ⓘ weakened South African regional military dominance ⓘ
startDate	1987-08-14 ⓘ
supportedBy	Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Zaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater	southeastern Angola ⓘ

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

South African Border War → significantEvent → Battle of Cuito Cuanavale ⓘ

Cuando Cubango Province → historicalEvent → Battle of Cuito Cuanavale ⓘ

subject surface form: Cuito Cuanavale