What the records say
- When
- 1989
- Kind
- Armed conflict
- Deaths
- 361
- Coordinates
- 17.70° S, 15.98° E
- Incompatibility
- territory
- Type of conflict
- intrastate
- Territory name
- Namibia
- Region
- Africa
- Location
- South Africa
- Side a
- Government of South Africa
Placed at the middle of its 57 recorded clashes (UCDP GED).
South African Border War
1966–1990 war between South Africa and PLAN
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia, Zambia, and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990.
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- UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data ProgramCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In South-West Africa, fighting erupts between SWAPO insurgents and the South West African Police on the day that a ceasefire was supposed to end the South…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Güneybatı Afrika'da, Birleşmiş Milletler Güvenlik Konseyi'nin 435 sayılı kararına göre Güney Afrika Sınır Savaşı'nı sona erdirmesi gereken ateşkes gününde…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “جنوب غرب أفريقيا ( حالياً): اندلاع القتال بين حركة سوابو والشرطة الحكومية جنوب غرب أفريفيا في يوم بدء تنفيذ هدنة إطلاق النار التي يفترض أن تنهي حرب الحدود…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
Related events
- Joint Statement, Windhoek17 May 1991 · Peace agreement
- Second Joint Statement and Agreed Minutes of the Second Joint Meeting of the Joint Technical Committee on Walvis Bay and the Off-Shore Islands26 Mar 1992 · Peace agreement
- Agreement on the Joint Administration of Walvis Bay and the Off-Shore Islands9 Nov 1992 · Peace agreement
- Treaty on Walvis Bay28 Feb 1994 · Peace agreement