South African withdrawal from Angola

Title

South African withdrawal from Angola

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

31 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:22

Description

South African general, Ian Gleeson says that the last of the South African troops are leaving Angola. The withdrawal is considered neither a victory nor a defeat for either side and a Cuban colonel, speaking through an interpreter, says it is impossible to know whether all troops have actually left. Meanwhile the Angolan civil war continues and South Africa refuses to grant Namibia independence until the 50,000 Cuban troops have left the area. Report by Nigel Wrench.

Contributors

Nigel Wrench; Ian Gleeson

Keywords

Armed forces; South Africa; Civil war; Angola; Cuba; Independence; Namibia

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