Fidel Castro in Angola and Africa

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During the 1975 independence struggle, Fidel Castro sent Cuban troops to assist the Angolan MPLA in it's revolutionary mission after repeated requests to the USSR were ignored. The MPLA was successful with Cuba's military and technical assistance, and the People's Republic of Angola was proclaimed on November 11th 1975. Castro became a Third World liberation hero throughout Africa, confirming his status as one of the most charismatic and successful revolutionary leaders of all time, while the US became increasingly frustrated!

Some archive footage is presented here of the revolutionary war, of Angola's first Marxist president Agostinho Neto, Castro visiting Africa at the time and his impassioned defense of his internationalist intervention at the UN.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: June 1, 2007 at 10:11 am
Author: wagnerian1979

Length: 00:04:19
Rating: 4.73
Views: 115045

Tags: Fidel Castro Che Guevara Cuba Angola Civil War Internationalism Neto Communism Marxism Revolutionaries Africa Politics

Video Comments:
fokkhof2 (January 8, 2009 at 11:41 pm)
I'd rather be in cuba. At least you can say what you want without being followed by the CIA day by day.
riikkamustakallio (January 8, 2009 at 11:02 am)
Me hubiera gustado ver que hubiera sido de la revolucion sin el bloqueo asfixiante. Ese beneficio de la duda es lo que siempre lo va a absolver. Los americanos mismos se han encargado de crear el mito. Este pasaje del discurso es excelente
Sikitraqui (January 8, 2009 at 9:38 am)
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victoryoali (January 5, 2009 at 5:07 pm)
La historia lo absolverá
VChapaev (January 5, 2009 at 10:37 am)
Companiero Castro: the immortal father of the Cuban people.
warmaker911 (January 4, 2009 at 10:47 am)
long live fidel castro!RIP ernesto guevara
LakersDynasty42 (January 3, 2009 at 2:34 pm)
What's it really like in Cuba? Compare it to America.
palapa5 (January 2, 2009 at 6:02 pm)
que viva la revolucion del 26 de julio viva fidel
gagecube (December 30, 2008 at 2:44 am)
Look cuba isnt north korea. I wish there was a really fair view on CUBA given sometime. Its either really Anti communist or really pro. Id like to see the reality.
OzSalvi92 (December 29, 2008 at 5:15 pm)
there have been 638 plots to kill castro, how fucking retarded must you be to have not done it by now after so many attempts