The First Ambassadors
Cuba's Contribution to Guinea-Bissau's War of Independence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3224892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Piero Gleijeses (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-88 |
| Publication date | 1997-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x96004646 |
| OpenAlex | W2048391167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
As the rebels of Guinea-Bissau fought for independence from Portugal, Cuban military instructors stood by their side and Cuban doctors treated their wounds. Joining the rebellion in 1966, and remaining through the war's end in 1974, this was the longest Cuban intervention in Africa before the despatch of troops to Angola in November 1975. It was also the most successful. As the Guinean paper Nõ Pintcha declared, 'The Cubans' solidarity was decisive for our struggle'. Cuba's contribution to Guinea-Bissau's war of independence is an important and revealing example of Cuban policy in Africa
Ancient history · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Ethnology · Independence (probability theory) · Intervention (counseling) · Military service · New guinea · Political science · Politics · Solidarity · Spanish Civil War · War of independence · World War II · Cuban History and Society · History · Law · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |