Castro was one of only five world leaders invited to speak at Nelson Mandelas memorial. In the words of Mandela, the Cuban destroyed the myth of the invincibility of the white oppressor ... [and] inspired the fighting masses of South Africa. Historian Piero Gleijeses argues that it was Cubas victory in Angola in 1988 that forced Pretoria to set Namibia free and helped break the back of apartheid South Africa.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:04:59 +0000
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