Cuito Cuanavale
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Cuito Cuanavale is a town in southeastern Angola best known as the site of a major 1987–1988 battle during the Angolan Civil War that had significant regional and Cold War implications.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Cuito Cuanavale | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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town ⓘ |
| conflictOccurredAt | Battle of Cuito Cuanavale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the largest battles in Africa since World War II ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988 ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryCemeteries | yes ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South West African Territorial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEffectOn |
Cuban–South African–Angolan tripartite negotiations
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end of South African military intervention in Angola ⓘ negotiations leading to Namibian independence ⓘ regional balance of power in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| hasWarMemorials | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence | late 1980s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cold War–era military confrontation in Southern Africa ⓘ major battle of the Angolan Civil War ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuando Cubango Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuando Cubango Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuito Cuanavale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southeastern Angola ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Cuito River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Menongue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Angolan Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuando Cubango NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEvent | Cold War in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Republic of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to southeastern Angola and access routes to Namibia
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key forward base for FAPLA during Angolan Civil War ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
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surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| transportRole | regional transport hub in Cuando Cubango ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +1 ⓘ |
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