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The Angolan Civil War and Foreign Superpower Proxy Interventions
Analyze how Angola became a major Cold War proxy battlefield involving Cuban combat troops, Soviet arms, South African apartheid incursions, and US CIA support for UNITA.
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African Independence and Post-Colonial Sovereignty
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Evaluate the causes, diverse methodologies (negotiated vs. armed), and political outcomes of African independence movements, comparing key nationalist leaders.
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