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A Farewell to Arms? |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT--SOUTHERN AFRICA: PEACE AT LAST? |
| Author: M. Hough |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1989 |
| Size: 1,870 Words, 11,699 Characters |
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The termination of hostilities in Namibia--leading to elections there--and the current peace initiatives in Angola are, of course, linked. South Africa deemed it important to obtain withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, as Pretoria viewed the Cuban presence as disturbing the balance of power in southern Africa. To achieve this, South Africa had to withdraw its forces from southern Angola and agree to a date for the implementation of UN Resolution 435.
Moreover, South Africa had found its financial commitments in Namibia to be a substantial drain on its resources and had already slashed its contribution to the Namibian budget. Of course, the Cubans and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) claimed that their military pressure on South Africa, especially in Angola, were...
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...ITA and FAPLA, while the MPLA will in all likelihood continue to insist on a settlement that will keep intact the present one-party system under its control. Ultimately, the MPLA would probably argue that military pressure on UNITA, combined with attempts to isolate UNITA (from the United States as well), will force UNITA to accept the MPLA's terms for a political settlement of the civil war.
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