Battle of Cuito Cuanavale

When

14 Aug 1987

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

15.16° S, 19.17° E

Description

1987 battle in the Angolan Civil War

1987–88 battle of the Northern African Border War in southern Angola

The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was fought intermittently between 14 August 1987 and 23 March 1988, south and east of Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, by the People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) and Cuba against South Africa and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War.

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