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...M.P.L.A. 's southern column, supported by Soviet T-34 tanks and helicopter gunships and spearheaded by Cubans, then rolled 200 miles beyond Huambo without opposition. The column occupied the major southern city of Sá da Bandeira (renamed Lubango), the Atlantic port of Moçâmedes, and a potential UNITA fallback headquarters at Serpa Pinto, putting them within 150 miles of the South West Africa border and the South African defense line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ANGOLA: An Easy Rout-- and an Olive Branch | 2/23/1976 | See Source »

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