In one of the Cold War’s lesser-known showdowns, Cuban MiG-23s clashed with South African Mirage F1s in the skies over Angola. This video explores the surprising aerial battles that played out ...

and Angola, which, although rarely making headlines, inevitably became entangled in the Cold War. Although not the definitive treatment of the Angolan war, van der Waals' account is certainly the most ...

As the Cold War settled into détente in the early 1970s ... After five centuries as a colony of Portugal, Angola in West Africa was due to receive its independence in November 1975.

AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS WHICH RECEIVED DIPLOMATIC OR MILITARY SUPPORT FROM THE SOVIET UNION Angola under Agostinho ... During the Cold War period, it was the only government to do so under the same ...

As the Cold War settled into détente in the early 1970s ... After five centuries as a colony of Portugal, Angola in West Africa was due to receive its independence in November 1975.