Angola–Yugoslavia relations
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Angola–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations between Angola and now split-up Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. During the Cold War both countries actively participated in the work of the Non-Aligned Movement.
History
Brijuni islands
, 1977Yugoslavia officially recognized the independence of Angola just one day after it was declared in 1975.[1] The formal diplomatic relations were established that same year.[2] Informal relations started earlier with the opening of the MPLA’s Information Bureau in Belgrade that served as an informal Angolan embassy and with Yugoslavia providing scholarships for MPLA cadres.[3]
At the time of the
United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia wrote of the Yugoslav relationship with the MPLA, and remarked, "Tito clearly enjoys his role as patriarch of guerrilla liberation struggle." Agostinho Neto, MPLA's leader during the civil war, declared in 1977 that Yugoslav aid was constant and firm, and described the help as extraordinary.[8]
See also
- Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement
- Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African Unity
- Death and state funeral of Josip Broz Tito
- Angola–Serbia relations
Further reading
- Natalija Dimić. (2017) Achievements and Limitations of Yugoslavia’s Policy in Angola during 1960s and 1970s. Afriche e orienti. Volume: XIX Issue: 3. ISBN 8860861462
References
- ^ "Парламентарци из Анголе одушевљени храброшћу српског народа". Strength of Serbia Movement. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ISBN 978-86-84811-45-7.
- ^ Milorad Lazic (2021). "Arsenal of the Global South: Yugoslavia's Military Aid to Nonaligned Countries and Liberation Movements". Nationalities Papers. 49 (3): 428–445.
- ^ ISBN 9783110642964.
- ^ "Castro, on Visit, Wins the Backing of Tito on Angola". The New York Times. 9 March 1976. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ R. Radonić, Nemanja (2020). Слика Африке у Југославији (1945-1991) (PDF) (Doctoral Thesis). University of Belgrade. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Gleijeses, Piero. "The Cubans in Angola." Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976–1991, University of North Carolina Press, 2016, pp. 76–78.
- ^ Gleijeses, Piero. "Collapse of the Portuguese Empire." Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa; 1959–1976, Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2009, pp. 243–244.
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