Cuba commemorates the anniversary of the victory at Cangamba, one of the glorious days of Cuban internationalism on African soil.

Havana, Cuba.- The Secretary of Organization at the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Roberto Morales, described it as an example of heroism and resilience.

“The best virtues of our people flourished in this battle thousands of miles from the homeland,” he wrote on the social network X.

The battle is considered a military milestone that set a benchmark in the war waged in Angola.

During the fighting, the defended positions were besieged by enemy forces.

In those days, Cubans and Angolans managed to defeat the invaders and break out of the siege, with the essential support of combat pilots and special-destination troops.

Days earlier, on August 7, 1983, Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro sent a letter to the island’s combatants in which he expressed: “May Cangamba be an everlasting symbol of the valor of Cubans and Angolans; may it be an example that the blood of Angolans and Cubans shed for the freedom and dignity of Africa has not been in vain.”

Cangamba was inscribed in the pages of glory alongside Cuito Cuanavale, Quifangondo, Cabinda, Ebo, and Sumbe. (PL)