Sends troops to Angola

In 1975, Fidel Castro made a bold and controversial move by sending Cuban troops to Angola in support of the Marxist-Leninist MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) during that country's brutal civil war. The conflict erupted as Angola approached independence from Portuguese colonial rule, with various factions vying for control, including the U.S.- and South Africa-backed UNITA and FNLA groups. In a dramatic display of international solidarity, Castro authorized what would become one of the largest military operations ever conducted by a Latin American country outside its borders, deploying tens of thousands of Cuban soldiers to fight alongside the MPLA. Cuba's intervention in Angola was framed by Castro as a moral and ideological obligation to support anti-colonial liberation movements and to stand against imperialism and apartheid. The mission, known as "Operation Carlota," lasted more than a decade and had significant geopolitical implications. It not only bolstered the MPLA’s hold on power but also played a role in the eventual weakening of apartheid in South Africa, given the Cuban forces’ direct confrontations with South African troops. While the mission cost Cuba economically and militarily, it elevated its status on the global stage as a defender of revolutionary causes and anti-colonial struggle. \#CubaInAngola #FidelCastro #OperationCarlota #AntiColonialStruggle #ColdWarConflicts #InternationalSolidarity #MomentsOfLife #MoofLife\_Moment #MoofLife