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Conflict Africa

South African Border War

1966 CE – 1990 CE · 24 years

South Africa fought Namibian and Angolan forces — with Cuban and Soviet support — in one of the Cold War's largest proxy conflicts. The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale helped end both the war and apartheid.

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South African Border War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • South Africa & UNITA
  • SWAPO, Angola & Cuba

Key moments

Defining events in the South African Border War.

  1. 1987-1988 Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
  2. 1975-1976 Operation Savannah
  3. 1978 Battle of Cassinga

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Africa

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

1985 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Portuguese Guinea

1474 CE – 1974 CE

Conflict · Africa

Nigerian Civil War (Biafra)

1967 CE – 1970 CE

Landmark · Africa

Hassan II Mosque

1986 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Portuguese East Africa

1498 CE – 1975 CE

Conflict · Africa

Angolan Civil War

1975 CE – 2002 CE

Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Spanish Sahara

1884 CE – 1976 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1966 CE and 1990 CE.

1967 CE Nigerian Civil War (Biafra) 1975 CE Angolan Civil War 1975 CE Western Sahara War 1977 CE Mozambican Civil War 1977 CE Ogaden War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Darvaza Gas Crater Landmark · Middle East 1971 CE – still standing Trucial Oman Polity · Middle East 1820 CE – 1971 CE Pablo Picasso Figure · Spain / France 1881 CE – 1973 CE Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency Conflict · South Asia 1967 CE – 2026 CE Faisal Mosque Landmark · South Asia 1986 CE – still standing British Guiana Polity · Americas 1783 CE – 1966 CE
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