Operation Alpha Centauri
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Operation Alpha Centauri was a South African military operation during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War to halt an offensive launched by the People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) towards Angola's Cuando Cubango Province. Its objective was to prevent FAPLA forces from reaching Jamba, a strategic town which functioned as the de facto headquarters of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and its armed wing.
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Operation Alpha Centauri | |
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Part of South African Border War and Angolan Civil War | |
Location | Angola |
Objective | Artillery Bombardment and Ground Assault of Cuito Cuanavale |
Date | 9ā17 August 1986 17h10 on 9th of August 1986 ā |
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