Fidel Castro and Africa’s Liberation Struggle

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The post-1959 Cuban government’s engagement with Africa, which was led by its charismatic and revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, had two connecting dimensions: military internationalism and humanitarian internationalism. While African states and societies benefited immensely from these engagements, it was Fidel Castro’s military assistance towards the decolonization of and the pushback of Apartheid South Africa that received the loudest attention and ovation in the developing world. Fidel Castro, this book argues, was never motivated by economic, selfish, or geopolitical considerations; but rather, by the altruism and the certainty of his worldview and by the historical connection between the peoples of Cuba and Africa. The principle of international solidary, socialism, and the emancipation of Africa was a much-desired aspiration and attainment. Beginning covertly in Algeria in 1961 and the Congo and Guinea-Bissau in 1964; and more conspicuously in Angola in 1975, Fidel Castro and his socialist government was at the forefront supporting liberation movements in their struggle against colonialism. Defining Castro’s engagement with Africa was his support for the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) against the United States-backed Apartheid South Africa, which supported the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781793611451
ISBN10 1793611459
Number Of Pages 228
Item Weight 485 g
Product Dimensions 162 x 243 x 20 mm
Publisher / Reseller Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format hardback
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This is a must read for anyone interested in history and rise of liberated Africa. Finally, an objective and historical assessment of Fidel Castro’s contribution to and influence on development and political ideologies beyond Cuba. -- Brenda I. Gill
Heroes and legends such as Fidel Castro are often larger than life and difficult to contain in one volume. Yet, this volume succeeds in providing broad strokes of Castro and Cuba's solidarity with Africa. Contributors to this volume provide detailed and informative descriptions of how Castro and Cuba interacted with Africa on the basis of respect and equality. I warmly recommend this outstanding book to readers from diverse disciplines. -- Ezra Chitando, University of Zimbabwe and World Council of Churches, Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy

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Author's Bio

Sabella Ogbobode Abidde is professor of political science at Alabama State University.

Charity Manyeruke is the ambassador of Zimbabwe to Rwanda and professor in political science and international relations at the University of Zimbabwe.

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