Wide variety of map styles is available for all below listed areas. The cassinga incident remains a historic symbol of solidarity between namibia and her northern neighbour angola who hosted them throughout the years of the liberation struggle. Remembering cassinga south african military veterans. The battle, although a resounding success, suffered setbacks which could have proved disastrous to the south africans had they not maintained the initiative. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. During the border war south africa fought from 1966 to 1989 against swapo, fapla, and russias surrogate cuban troops, there never was an operation that had more chance of going wrong than operation reindeer, the attack on swapos operational headquarters for southern angola, but the rewards would be great, the people of south west africa would be. He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map questions. Iron ore from cassinga, angola, may begin to be explored this year. The nature and defensibility of cassinga 40 appendixa. The fighting in the south western part of angola led to the withdrawal of the south african, anc and cuban presence in angola, and to the independence of namibia. After 40 years since the cassinga massacre, which affirmed one of the worst war crimes in the world, the governments of angola and namibia had acknowledged the need to. Africans claimed that cassinga was a key swapo military headquarters, training camp and logistic base. The republic of angola is a country in africa, bordering the south atlantic ocean, between namibia and democratic republic of the congo. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of cassinga.
The battle of cassinga was the very first south african airborne attack, it was also the first fullscale airborne attack in southern africa. Pdf one of the most remarkable transformations in southern africa in recent years. Conducted as one of the three major actions of operation reindeer during the south african border war, it was the south african armys first major air assault. Angola political 1990 302k and pdf format 333k angola shaded relief 1990 284k and pdf format 300k angola shaded relief 1981 1. At last there is an updated map for this exciting and rapidly changing country. Cassinga or kassinga is a town and commune in the municipality of jamba, province of huila, angola it is situated on an old and important twotrack road from jamba to huambo established as an ore mine and during the civil war allegedly used as namibian guerrilla training site and refugee camp, the place was the scene of the battle of cassinga, an airborne raid by the south african defence. The battle of cuito cuanavale in 198788 was a crucial event of the angolan civil war and the south african border war. Iron ore from cassinga, angola, may begin to be explored. John moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of. In recent years, namibia commemorates this day, nationwide, in remembrance of those killed and disappeared following the cassinga attack. For the attack on cassinga on may 4, 1978, there are also a number of firsthand. Conducted as one of the three major actions of operation reindeer during the south african border war, it was the south african defence forces sadf largest airborne assault to date. Find any address on the map of angola or calculate your itinerary to and from angola, find all the tourist attractions and michelin guide restaurants in angola.
After years of civil war, angola is slowly emerging as a major economic powerhouse in africa, and has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The exclave province cabinda has a border with republic of the congo. The legendary t34 tank of soviet wwii fame saw some of its last combat use in angola during the 1970s and 1980s. If you are interested in angola and the geography of africa our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need. The battle of cuito cuanavale is, however, a contentious issue, widely discussed and debated by ordinary people, participants and historians. A former portuguese colony, it has considerable natural resources. May 4, 2020 cassinga day is a public holiday in namibia that commemorates the battle of cassinga, also known as cassinga massacre or cassinga raid, that occurred on may 4, 1978, during the south africa border war the south africa border war was closely intertwined with the namibian war of independence. Angola angola 0 0 200 km 150 mi 50 100 150 50 100 the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the united nations. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month.
It comprised a series of engagements between the cubanbacked peoples armed. During each cassinga anniversary, survivors are modelled into living testimonies. In 1978 the sadf carried out an airborne assault on cassinga in southern angola. The battle of cassinga, cassinga raid or kassinga massacre was a controversial south. Background of the region during the 1970s and 1980s the country of angola became independent from portugal in 1975 under very chaotic circumstances. As discussed in the previous articles here, here and here, i decided last year to do a demo game based on the controversial 1978 cassinga raid, which was an early engagement in south africas border war in angola. Battle for cassinga is the firsthand account by a south african paratrooper who was involved in the 1978 assault on the angolan headquarters of plan, swapos armed wing. The battle of cassinga, cassinga raid or kassinga massacre was a controversial south african airborne attack on a south west africa peoples organization swapo military base at the former town of cassinga, angola on 4 may 1978. The target was a south west african peoples organisation swapo military base at the former town of cassinga in angola on 4 may 1978. Battle of cuito cuanavale 1988 south african history online. Thousands of survivors were left with irreparable physical and emotional injuries. This page shows the location of cassinga, angola on a detailed road map.
This fascinating insight into the raid on cassinga is laid out in a number of pdf files for you to download. An ethnography of the swapo camps and the namibian nation pdf. Kassalakitungo in kwanza norte province and cassinga in southern huila province. Cassinga or kassinga is a town and commune in the municipality of jamba, province of huila. The battle of cassinga was a south african airborne attack on a south west africa peoples organization swapo military base at the town of cassinga, angola on 4 may 1978. Swapo claimed it was a refugee camp and that the approximately 600 people who died in the attack were innocent civilians.
Angola sees iron ore production from 2014 or 2015 reuters. The saaf still held air superiority over angola at the time, allowing 12. Map of mpla cuban deployments in southern angola 3c1 4. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading battle for cassinga. There are plenty of illustrations and some useful maps. The cassinga camp, in southern angola, hosted a total of 3,068 people including 500 children under the age of 14 years, women and the elderly. The cassinga raid in 1978 the sadf carried out an airborne assault on cassinga in southern angola.
Angola maps world map world atlas atlas of the world. The republic of angola, which is located in southern africa, is bordered by the atlantic ocean to the west, namibia to the south, the democratic republic of the. The detailed road map represents one of many map types and styles available. The unhealed trauma of cassinga, a namibian civilian camp in southern angola before the massacre, is beyond the worst that the victims of the attack experienced on the ground. The military situation in southern angola and northern namibia 24 appendixa. A brief history mu xi ietu ia luuanda mubita ima ikuata sonii in this our land of luanda painful things are happening from a popular folk tale introduction angola endured five centuries of portuguese colonial rule and almost continuous war in.
It is a large political map of africa that also shows many of the continents physical features in color or shaded relief. The first house in this video was our house octavio nascimento. The battle of cassinga, cassinga raid or kassinga massacre was a controversial south african airborne attack on a south west africa peoples organization swapo refugee camp and military base at the former town of cassinga, angola on 4 may 1978. This place is situated in jamba, huila, angola, its geographical coordinates are 15 7 0 south, 16 5 0 east and its original name with diacritics is cassinga. A tribute to the sadf, the south african defence force. The republic of angola is a country in southcentral africa bordering namibia, the democratic republic of the congo, and zambia, and with a west coast along the atlantic ocean. Cabinda province political 1977 160k topographic maps. Appendix 1a a list of frequently used abbreviations. For the attack on cassinga on may 4, 1978, there are also a. The country was a former portuguese colony but gained selfrule in 1975.
Pdf one of the most remarkable transformations in southern africa in recent years has taken place in angola. E the battle of cassinga, cassinga raid or kassinga massacre was a controversial south african airborne attack on a south west africa peoples organization swapo refugee camp and military base at the former town of cassinga, angola on 4 may 1978. The iron ore deposits operation in cassinga may be resumed this year, with negotiations between angolan iron and steel company ferrangol and a foreign company at an advanced stage, the angolan minister of geology and mines said recently. World atlas 11 20 3 s, 15 22 30 e cassongue cuanza sul, angola. The south africans claimed that cassinga was a key swapo military headquarters, training camp and logistic base. I took it to warfare 2019 in reading last november, where it won the trophy for best demo game and ill be taking it to two more shows in 2020 partizan 2020 in newark. Conducted as one of the three major actions of operation reindeer during the south african border war, it was the south african armys first major. Cassinga continued to thrive until angolas independence from portugal in 1975.