South African Border War
The so-called South African Border War was a conflict that took place in South-West Africa (Today independent nation of Namibia) between apartheid South Africa army and its allied forces of UNITA against Namibian SWAPO and Angolan MPLA.
During the conflict, Cuba sent soldiers to aid Angola. The Cuban army had a major involvement in some of the most important battles including Battle of Cuito Cuanavale.
Read more about this topic: Military History Of Cuba
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