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Word: kikadidi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1977-1977
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...poor country has enjoyed Soviet patronage for years, and its airport served in 1975 as a convenient refueling point for Cuban troop planes bound to aid Angola's M.P.L.A. guerrillas. Ngouabi's killing-which Radio Brazzaville laid to "imperialist commandos"-was apparently the work of one Captain Kikadidi, who managed to escape while most of his assassination squad was cut down. An eleven-man military junta assumed power in the Congo, imposed a curfew, closed borders and banned all public meetings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFRICA: Cubans, Cubans Everywhere | 3/28/1977 | See Source »

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