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Cuban Chronology 1982

Central Intelligence Agency · 1983-06-01 · 189 pages · text from the file's own layer

This Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Intelligence reference aid, ALA 83-10064, is dated June 1983. It lists major international and domestic events affecting Cuba between 1 January and 31 December 1982, arranged alphabetically by country, plus sections on the Nonaligned Movement and the Palestine Liberation Movement. Entries include Cuban troops in Angola, Cuban support for Argentina in the Falklands dispute, and trade and cooperation agreements with many nations. It does not discuss UFOs.

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September l2
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September 17
September 18
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September 23
September 27
September 29
October 5
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A farewell ceremony is held in Havana for the Fourth Contingent of the Ernesto
Che Guevara teaching depachment comprising 363 students and 30 teachers
leaving soon for two years in Angola.
During a debate on Namibia at the UN, Cuban delegate Miguel Alvarez says that
Cuban troops will not be withdrawn from Angola until there is no threat of a
South African invasion.
Angolan President dos Santos, speaking at a rally in Huambo, says that Cuban
troop contingents in Angola will be reduced when South African aggression
against Angola stops.
Speaking at a public meeting in Pretoria, South African Prime Minister Botha
says that the presence of Cuban troops in Angola precludes any settlement of the
South-West Africa / Namibia problem.
Hector Rodriguez Llompart, Minister President of the State Committee for
Economic Cooperation meets in Havana with Lopo do Nascimento, Angola’s
Planning Minister.
During their meeting in Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshio Sakurauchi
calls on his Cuban counterpart Isidoro Malmierca to withdraw Cuban troops from
Angola.
During a meeting in Japan with Harou Okada, Foreign Minister Malmierca
denounces South Africa’s aggressions against the Namibian and Angolan peoples.
Angolan Ambassador in Havana, Mawete Joao Baptista says that Cuban troops
will stay in Angola until there are effective guarantees that Angolan integrity and
sovereignty will be respected.
The chief of operations of the UNITA movement in Angola Col. Hoa Bock says
the Cubans are moving to the south of the country in preparation for a big
offensive.
Luanda press reports that during Angolan party leader Lopo do Nascimento’s trip
to Cuba, he visited several agricultural complexes, industrial centers, and educa-
tional institutions.
Angolan party leader Lopo do Nascimento and Hector Rodriguez Llompart sign
mutual aid agreements on economic, scientific, and technical cooperation.
During meetings in Havana, Lopo do Nascimento says, “There is no relation
betweeen the independence of Namibia and the presence of Cuban troops in
Angola.”
Angolan President dos Santos receives Cuban Ambassador Rafael Francia Mestre
in a private audience.
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