Death of Dignity: Angola's Civil War - Softcover

Brittain, Victoria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745312470 ISBN 13: 9780745312477

Publisher: Pluto Press, 1997

'Tells the miserable story of a revolution destroyed, analysing the moves of the mighty and speaking up for the millions who have suffered as a result.' Guardian 'Few journalists know Angola better than Victoria Brittain. This is an excellent and timely account of a conflict for which we in the West share much of the blame.' Jon Snow

Synopsis:

Angola has been embroiled in internal conflict since 1975. Yet despite countless casualties, two million displaced people and over 500,000 refugees, Western media have paid scant attention. This account provides an outline of key events and figures in recent Angolan history, offering first-hand reportage of how the revolution was deliberately derailed and the fabric of Angola systematically destroyed. Victoria Brittain describes the bombings and sabotage following Angola's invasion by South Africa in 1975 and examines the subsequent deployment of Cuban troops and the Soviet-supported MPLA's confrontations with a militia backed by the US, Morocco and Zaire. She looks at how Savimba's UNITA movement became a formidable army, and reveals his regime in Angola to be as brutal as the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The author argues that the terrorism of thousands of people and their human rights violations have been largely hidden from the world by US-driven propaganda portraying Savimbi as a democrat.

About the Author:

Victoria Brittain has been a prominent writer on Africa and the Third World for over 25 years. She is the Deputy Foreign Editor of the Guardian and is the paper's specialist on Angola. She lives in London.

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0745312470
• ISBN 13: 9780745312477
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128