South African Border War

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:causedBy decolonization_of_Namibia
gptkbp:documentedIn books
documentaries
historical accounts
academic papers
military analyses
gptkbp:duration 1966 to 1989
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South African Border War
gptkbp:influenced international relations
anti-apartheid movements
regional_politics_in_Southern_Africa
gptkbp:involved gptkb:UN_Resolution_435
gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces
gptkb:South_West_Africa_People's_Organization_(SWAPO)
air operations
naval operations
land operations
numerous battles
People's_Armed_Forces_for_the_Liberation_of_Angola_(FAPLA)
South_African_Defence_Force_(SADF)
gptkbp:is_characterized_by guerrilla warfare
conventional warfare
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:led_to increased_international_pressure_on_South_Africa
gptkbp:legacy influence on military strategy
cultural representations
impact on post-colonial studies
ongoing discussions about military ethics
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Fidel_Castro
gptkb:P.W._Botha
gptkb:Sam_Nujoma
Jonas Savimbi
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:end_of_apartheid_in_South_Africa
establishment_of_a_democratic_government_in_Namibia
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Namibian_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:resultedIn human rights violations
displacement of civilians
political ramifications
military casualties
independence_of_Namibia
UN_peacekeeping_mission
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Cuito Cuanavale