Word: africas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cuban troops from Angola have learned not to underestimate Fidel Castro. When South African forces mounted a successful operation in Angola at the end of 1987, Castro rushed in as many as 5,000 additional troops, including his own elite presidential guards. Largely because of Castro's move, South Africa backed off and resumed peace talks. Now Castro insists that his troops leave on Cuban ships and planes, not Soviet ones. "Fidel put everything on the line," says a U.S. diplomat. "He's determined to leave Angola with his head held high...
Cooper said he biked 120 miles from Los Angeles to San Diego in a similar fundraising effort three years ago, raising $2500 to fight hunger in Africa. He predicted his current effort will raise about $2000 with continued luck...
...hundreds of students,' so it doesn't offer money." says Frye, who lectures in six different Indo-European languages. "The problem is that people haven't found out about the Middle East yet. There's a war in Afghanistan, but people in America think the country is in Africa...
...hadn't already promised the job to Jimmy Baker (the guy who showed me how to kick a little ass last week) I would have had you on my short list for secretary of state. Your steadfast refusal to divest Harvard's holdings from companies doing business in South Africa shows you understand the basic idea of foreign policy--the profit motive is far more important than morality. We can't let the concerns of thousands, even millions, of people effect our policy toward their nation. That would be just plain silly...
...this is the case, then why does the new course disregard jazz's true origins in "Africa and the New World" and begin with "ragtime and 19th century band music"? Instead of adopting a broader philosophical view of jazz, the course has limited its scope...