Conflicting missions : Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976 / Piero Gleijeses.
By: Gleijeses, Piero
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TextSeries: Envisioning Cuba: Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2002]Copyright date: ©2002Description: xix, 552 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0807826472 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Cuba -- Foreign relations -- Africa | Africa -- Foreign relations -- Cuba | Cuba -- Foreign relations -- 1959-1990 | Africa -- Foreign relations -- 1960- | United States -- Foreign relations -- Africa | Africa -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989 | National liberation movements -- Africa | Cold WarDDC classification: 327.729106/09/046 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [503]-538) and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [503]-538) and index.
Castro's Cuba, 1959-1964 -- Cuba's first venture in Africa: Algeria -- Flee! the White giants are coming! -- Castro turns to Central Africa -- Che in Zaire -- A successful covert operation -- American victory -- Cubans in the Congo -- Guerrillas in Guinea-Bissau -- Castro's Cuba, 1965-1975 -- The collapse of the Portuguese Empire -- The gathering storm: Angola,January-October 1975 -- South Africa's friends -- Pretoria meets Havana -- Cuban Victory -- Repercussions -- Looking Back.