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 ...

Documentary created by the war journalist Al J Venter and produced by SABC TV that shows images of the battle front in the Angolan Civil War during the 80's.

The Cold War was a battle of ideology, politics, spies and military supremacy, with a sometimes terrifying arms race and nuclear proliferation. Like WWII before it, the Cold War was truly global ...

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.