Angolan War of Independence
The Angolan War of Independence was a struggle for control of Angola between gurella movements and Portuguese colonial authority. Cuba supplied the MPLA rebels with weapons and soldiers to fight. Cuban military would fight alongside the MPLA in major battles.
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Famous quotes containing the words war and/or independence:
“If the alternative is to keep all just men in prison, or give up war and slavery, the State will not hesitate which to choose.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“To drive men from independence to live on alms, is itself great cruelty.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)