Anc Commemorates the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale

True to internationalist socialist ideals, Cuba, threw the heavy weight of its armed forces behind the MPLA Government. The decisive engagements of Cuito Canavale pushed back the racist South Africans to their bases in Namibia,later back to SOUTH AFRICA.

''If defeat for South Africa meant the loss of 31 men, three tanks, five armoured vehicles and three aircraft, then we'd lost. If victory for FAPLA and the Cubans meant the loss of 4600 men, 94 tanks, 100 armoured vehicles, 9 aircraft and other Soviet equipment valued at more than a billion rand, then they'd won.''

- Colonel Dean Ferreira

Interesting that the Cuban commander at Cuito Cuanavale (Genl Arnaldo Oshoa Sanchez) was later executed on trumped-up drug charges.

Castro quite happily threw away Cuban lives for his communist objectives in a foreign country. He has never revealed how many Cubans died in Angola.

The South Africans on the other hand, faced heavy criticism back home for the small loss of life, and were questioned by the media and civil societies why they were fighting in a foreign battle.

My poor, poor dear vasbyt....
Imagine an invasion of ants - can you do it? Good!
Now assume the mission of stopping them - tap them, do something effective!...At the end of the day (I mean "History will tell..."), can you really tell me who won that battle?

I am really impressed by the cuban supporters imagination you should go and work for Disney

laughinggear wrote:

My poor, poor dear vasbyt....
Imagine an invasion of ants - can you do it? Good!
Now assume the mission of stopping them - tap them, do something effective!...At the end of the day (I mean "History will tell..."), can you really tell me who won that battle?

Cuito Cuanavale is considered a stalemate. No side won outright. However, the Cubans/SWAPO/ANC were so desperate for a victoy against the old SADF that this afforeded them an oppotunity, with the help of a lot of propoganda, to try claim victory.

As for ants I just spray them with Doom insecticide.

amazed wrote:

I am really impressed by the cuban supporters imagination you should go and work for Disney

Face It! You evil murderous non-democratic criminals lost and ceded Namibia because of your defeat at Cuito Cuanavale

http://www.youtube.com/watch...

Assets of the country must beling to the people!