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Cuba's Impact in Southern Africa*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Owen Ellison Kahn
Owen Ellison Kahn*
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University of Miami
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This Article Assesses the impact of the Cuban military on strategic, diplomatic and political relationships in southern Africa. It does not deal with why Cuba and its Soviet benefactor have interested themselves in the region, nor does it discuss Soviet influence on Cuban foreign policy. The aspects covered here include: (1) how Cuba and Angola fit into the complex pattern of regional relations in southern Africa; (2) an outline of the region's main territorial actors and guerrilla movements, along with a brief history of Cuban involvement in the area; (3) the response of South Africa to this foreign spoiler of its regional hegemony, (4) regional cooperation in southern Africa insofar as it is a response to South Africa's militancy in the face of international communism as represented in the region by Cuba; and (5) Cuba's effect upon the economy and polity of Angola and Mozambique.

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Research Article
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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , Fall 1987 , pp. 33 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © University of Miami 1987

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The author wishes to thank Yorick Fonseca, Robyn Pekelny and, especially, Evan Koster for assistance in research for this article, Janet Cooper for editorial help, and anonymous reviewers for their useful comments.

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