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Shoe shiner in Cubal, Angola
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Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002--Social aspects, Shoe shiners--Angola, Boys--Angola, AK-47 rifle,
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A young boy polishes the shoes of soldiers belonging to th Forças Armadas Angolanan (FAA) in trhe town of Cubal in the Benguea Province of Angola. Just the day before the boy wa polishing the shoes of União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) commanders.
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islandora:7015
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Dark days in Soyo
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Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002--Economic aspects, Oil industries--Angola,
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Forças Armadas Angolanan (FAA) troops search oil installations in Soyo, Angola, for União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) commanders. On 20 January 1993 UNITA forces overan and then destroyed the town. This action shook the oil world and prompted English oil barons to recruit a mercenary force that retook the town from UNITA.
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Identifier
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islandora:7056
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Repairing a camera
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Cameras, Freitas, Renate, War photographers--Angola,
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Renate Freitas repairs his camera after the aircraft accident over Huambo airport, 12 November, 1994.
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Identifier
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islandora:7006
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Abandoned room
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Subject
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Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002--Social aspects, Dwellings--Angola--Cubal,
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A room in an abandoned house in the town Cubal in the Benguela Province of Angola. The previous occupants fled the town ahead of the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) forces but left a beer on the table as a gift and a message asking that the house be spared.
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Identifier
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islandora:7016
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Tortured PLAN combatant handedover to ICRC for repatriation to Angola
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Torture--Namibia, Prisoners of war--Namibia
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A People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatant tortured for information by Koevoet is handed over to the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) for repatriation back to Angola. Koevoet is the common name of the South West African Police Counter-Insurgency Unit (SWAPOL-COIN).
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Identifier
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islandora:6771