The World - News from Aug. 11, 1988
About 2,000 South African soldiers began withdrawing from Angola, the Pretoria government said, in the first phase of a peace plan that could lead to independence for Namibia (South-West Africa). In accordance with a cease-fire agreement with Angola and Cuba, the South Africans are to have moved across the southern border of Angola into the South African-administered territory by Sept. 1. But Angolan rebels--not a party to the cease-fire agreement--said their attacks on Angolan forces are continuing. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe said the departure of an estimated 50,000 Cuban troops, who support Angola’s Marxist government, is unlikely to begin for several months.
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