Operation Savannah
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Operation Savannah was a 1975–1976 South African military intervention in the Angolan Civil War, marking the start of large-scale South African involvement in the region during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Savannah canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African military operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
covert cross-border intervention
ⓘ
rapid armoured advance into Angola ⓘ use of South African artillery and armoured cars ⓘ use of South African special forces ⓘ |
| codename | Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Constand Viljoen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johannes Geldenhuys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Angolan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| diplomaticConsequence |
condemnation by the United States Congress
ⓘ
pressure on South Africa to withdraw ⓘ |
| endDate | 1976-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Bruilof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Reindeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to long-term militarisation of South African foreign policy
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escalated the regional dimension of the Angolan Civil War ⓘ marked the beginning of large-scale South African involvement in Angola ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
South African Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Army NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unauthorised by South African Parliament ⓘ |
| location | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Bridge 14
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
advance on Luanda ⓘ |
| objective |
to prevent MPLA from taking full control of Angola
ⓘ
to support anti-MPLA factions in Angola ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MPLA armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | MPLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War
ⓘ
South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | covert South African support to FNLA and UNITA ⓘ |
| reason |
concern over SWAPO and PLAN activities in Angola
ⓘ
fear of communist expansion in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| result |
South African withdrawal from Angola
ⓘ
continued MPLA control of Luanda and major cities ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
greater Soviet involvement in Angola
ⓘ
increased Cuban military presence in Angola ⓘ |
| startDate | 1975-10 ⓘ |
| supported |
FNLA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNITA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1975
ⓘ
1976 ⓘ |
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