Item PWPFOCI074 - Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 74

1 published article; paper

Published in FOCUS, the periodical of the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa (IDAF), as part of its ongoing documentation of Southern African conflicts and repression.

Transferred to the UK-PWP repository as part of the IDAF periodical collection.

This article documents the large-scale South African military invasion of Angola between August and November 1987, detailing troop movements, battles in Cunene and Cuando Cubango provinces, air raids, casualties, and the political context involving the Front-Line States and international reactions. It also covers issues of troop morale, mutinies, and the broader regional destabilization by South Africa, including actions in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Botswana.

Material appraised as permanent for its evidential and informational value regarding Southern African conflicts and international responses.

No further accruals expected for this specific issue.

Arranged chronologically within the FOCUS periodical series.

Original held by UK-PWP, Canon Collins House, 64 Essex Road, London N1 8LR.

Copies may exist in affiliated IDAF committees in Britain, Canada, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States of America.

Other issues of FOCUS periodical; IDAF publications on Angola and Southern African conflicts.

Published in FOCUS, ISSN 0308-3586, by the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa.

FOCUS is published six times a year by IDAF under Clause (iii) of its objects, aiming to keep international opinion informed about repression in Southern Africa.

ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition.

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FOCUS is published six times a year by IDAF under Clause (iii) of its objects, aiming to keep international opinion informed about repression in Southern Africa.