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Fidel, Cuba & the liberation of Angola, Namibia and South Africa

1,630 views · Published 13 December 2016 · 6:34 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: Proletarian TV · 2016 · Comedy

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This is a really powerful, moving and heartfelt speech given by the Angolan ambassadorto the UK, himself a former soldier in Angola's armed struggle against the US baked Apartheid colonial forces who occupied Namibia and invaded Angola, trying to preserve the colonial order in Africa.

The Angolan Ambassador relates the deep comradeship and heroic self sacrifice that the Cuban people and soldiers showed in supporting the Angolan liberation struggle, led by Augustino Neto, Jose Dos Santos and the MPLA.

They did so at a time when the Socialist camp was faltering under the hammer bows of revisionism and perestroika in the once mighty and righteous USSR, and at great personal risk. They did so out of a profound sense of internationalist duty. Fidel emphasised that Cubans are Latin Americans, but also Africans, and this is our struggle.

"Although Fidel has passed away this is also a moment of great joy. Fidel was a beacon of revolution in Latin America and Africa - not only in Angola.

"What Fidel and Cuba did in supporting our struggle led to the defeat of apartheid and the liberation of three countries - Angola, Namibia and South Africa.

"Fidel and Cuba's internationalism is not only for Africa, but for the whole world. We will never forget him! 

"Hasta la victoria Siempre! "

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