#angolan independence

[the-leegend-99]

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He died of pancreatic cancer, but at least he lived enough to see his country free from the colonial and imperialist yokes. He was a poet, a doctor, and a revolutionary. Let us all honor him.

Let us honor all our martyrs.

[degeneratedworker]

"Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the beginning of the Angolan War of Independence (1961-1974)" Angola 1976

[elbiotipo]

(Re: the south africa post)

It is correct to state that decolonization/landback movements are not retaliatory in nature. However, there are some unfortunate truths you seem to be pushing aside.

-When given a choice between restitution and retaliation, the latter will invariably be chosen. You may think you're different, but if your family were slaughtered and driven from their lands, you'd likely be singing a different tune.

-Well-meaning movements are oft devoured from within by extremist elements.

This is not to speak against these movements that are doubtless well-intentioned and seek genuine positive change; at least they will likely bring about a better country before this occurs. (I also am not implying these movements are disguising their true intentions; but rather that their good intentions will end up superseded, as they always are, by those seeking revenge.)

Nor is this a defense of those who would oppose indigenous land rights/decolonization; people like that want me and my friends dead or worse. I don't want to go to Europe, but I'm smart enough to see that displacement is better than death. And I'd certainly never throw other marginalized peoples under the bus regardless of the outcome on my end.

Just lamenting the fact that there really is no good ending here, or at least none that doesn't involve mass suffering. I still support indigenous peoples' struggle, and that won't change, but I wish things didn't have to end up like this.

I completely disagree with this ask. I made a post saying "decolonization does not necessarily ends in mass suffering; here are examples where it ends in an integrated equal society" and you're straight up telling me "When given a choice between restitution and retaliation, the latter will invariably be chosen". It's like you read my post and chose just to deny everything I said for no reason other than your own lack of faith in humanity.

This is the same argument that slavery proponents said in the US, if slavery was abolished. It didn't happen. It was the same with those who supported Apartheid, they said that if South Africa ended it, it would end in a white genocide. It didn't happen. Was there inequality and cases of violence? Yes. Are there still political, social and economic issues to be solved? Yes. There was never the extreme retaliation you say, no "white genocide". It did not happen in South Africa, it did not happen in the United States, it does not happen just because. No matter how many demagogues and extremists are there, people don't want "retaliation", in general, they want to live free and plentiful lives.

So no, they're not "always taken over by extremists"

The cases where violence and expulsion indeed happen where the cases where the colonial powers attempted by all means to continue their rule, the cases where they decide to divide their colonial possesions against the will of the people there, like the French with Algeria. Those who chose the path of reconciliation always end up as more equal societies. Funny that.

It's even crazier when even countries that have experienced violent independence conflicts don't even do the same to their former colonists. Did you know, for example, that there are between half a million and a million Angolans of Portuguese descent? They have chosen to integrate to a new, independent Angola: in fact, many fought for it. And they are accepted as such.

This supposed lust for revenge you put forward as a universal experience is ridiculous.

[ptseti]

AMÍLCAR CABRAL: COLONIAL PORTUGAL’S NIGHTMARE

A hundred years ago today, on this day in 1924, the great revolutionary pan-Africanist Amílcar Lopes Cabral was born. His adopted warrior name was ‘Abdel Djassi.’ Cabral became an icon and a hero of the liberation struggle as leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. The PAIGC (for short) fought an armed struggle against Portuguese colonialism, organising rural farmers in Guinea-Bissau and training them both ideologically and militarily for the fight.

In addition to this, Cabral was also a founding member of The People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), having met Angolan militants such as Agostinho Neto while studying in Portugal. Cabral was educated as an agricultural engineer in Lisbon but he decided to give up a comfortable career in order to dedicate his life to the liberation of his people. This perhaps inspired his theory of ‘class suicide,’ referring to the act of sacrificing one’s higher-class status to struggle alongside the most oppressed sectors of society.

Cabral was not just a strategic warrior, he was also a brilliant theorist who developed a framework to understand the importance of culture within the struggle for national liberation. Today, oppressed and colonised people all around the world study Cabral’s speeches to learn from his wisdom.

[reasoningdaily]

Bakongo (also known as Mkongo or Mukongo). In one of the Bantu languages, Kongo, the word “Ba” means “People” while “Kongo” according to an adventure means “Hunter” while according to others it means “Gathering” or “Mountains”. There is yet to a decisive context for it. Even the term “Congo” was a term used to refer to black people who spoke “Kikongo” in Cuba, America. The Bakongo people speak Kinkongo language which also compromises of 9 other language variations for different sub-branches of the Bantu tree; for example the Kivil dialect by the north coast, the Kisansolo in the central dialect, amongst others.

The 13th – 14th century saw the creation, transition, and building of the great Kingdom of Kongo. The kingdom succession was based on voting by the noble of the land which kept the king’s lineage among royalty. In the late 14th century, what was supposed to be a quick stop for the portugese

Allegedly, the Portuguese were in search of a route to India for opportunities when one Diego Cao found the river Congo. Moving south he and his companions found the people of Kongo in an organized system; valuable currency, trading relations, transport infrastructure, port settlements, and open-minded people.

The people of Kongo accepted them and even the king willingly accepted Christianity in a show of solidarity with these new people. Once a man, Chief Muanda, warned the people of the coming doom of slavery of the Bakugo clan which will destroy the kingdom, he said it will begin with the visitation of foreigners but people choose what they want to see even though he was later right. By the 19th century; the Kingdom of Kongo had completely fallen, the Bakongo people had fully divided and spread across different parts of the continent.

The Bankongo people are the third-largest group in Angola but in the 17th century, they lost a war to Portuguese during the repression. They moved throughout the continent occupying the northern regions of places like Cabinda, Congo, Angola and Zaire. In the 20th century, the Bakongo created a political party called the Union of Angolan Peoples (UPA) in an attempt to bring back all the Bakongo people, eventually, they decided an independent country filled with different tribes was much better for their society. Soon after that decision, they fought along the Ovimbundu and the Mbundu people for a better Angola.

In 1975, Angola gained its independence with a lot of Bakongo people being the faces for the win but as soon as the Mbundu people took over the ruling power there was discrimination among all three tribes. In the present time, their largest numbers are in Congo and though they’ve been through a lot, they have kept some of their cultural practices.

[darkmaga-retard]

Fake foreign threats are used to validate poor policy choices

Aug 22, 2024

The Defense Department posted this image on its X account with the caption: Thunder in South Korea! Soldiers put the Abrams tank to the test during Operation Pacific Fortitude, demonstrating unit readiness and reinforcing the U.S. commitment to the alliance with South Korea.

By Philip Giraldi 

Does anyone really think that Iran threatens the United States?

It’s only plausible if you can be convinced by a congenital liar and war criminal like Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or by a buffoon like Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.

My head was still throbbing recently due to the damage done while watching Netanyahu’s 56 standing ovations from a bought and paid for Congress when I came across among my old books a volume bearing a title that summed up what I have been thinking about. It was called “In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story” and was written by a former Agency colleague named John Stockwell back in 1978.

Stockwell spent part of his high school years with his Presbyterian missionary father in the Belgian Congo. He then graduated from the University of Texas followed by three years in the United States Marine Corps. He joined the CIA in 1964 and earned respect as an experienced “Africa Hand,” as the expression was commonly used, during his twelve years in the Agency’s Operations Deputy Directorate that ended when he resigned in 1976.

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Stockwell served as a case officer through three wars: the Congo Crisis, as chief of the Agency “task force” in the Angolan War of Independence, and Vietnam. Six of Stockwell’s years were in Africa, as Chief of Base in Katanga, then Chief of Station in Bujumbura, Burundi in 1970, before being transferred to Vietnam to oversee intelligence operations in Tay Ninh province where he received the CIA Intelligence Medal of Merit for keeping his post operating until just before the fall of Saigon to the communists in 1975.

[deadassdiaspore]

1.On this day in 1975, Cuba began Operation Carlota, its most important military internationalist mission in Africa. It was a major undertaking that contributed to the defeat of the apartheid military regime in South Africa & the independence of Angola & Namibia. More of the story:

2.Across Africa, Cuba provided military instructors & doctors, helping rebels gain their independence from Europeans. After the Portuguese dictatorship fell in 1974 & Portugal prepared to grant Angola independence on Nov. 11, 1975, three local movements fought to take power.

3.The largest rebel group with most popular support was the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). They were providing critical training & safe haven to other national liberation forces like the ANC (South Africa), SWAPO (Namibia), and FRELIMO (Mozambique).

4.In early November, the Apartheid South African Army was advancing 45 miles per day toward the capital Luanda. South Africa’s invasion endangered not only Angola’s revolution, but the struggle for liberation throughout the continent.

5.The racists wanted to install a puppet regime led by CIA collaborator Jonas Savimbi who would be ok with white rule in South The MPLA leaders, then understood that only an urgent appeal for international solidarity would enable them to fight of this invasion & secure independence.

6.The Angolans had one unlikely country they could turn to: Cuba. They had already provided military instructors to assist the MPLA. The answer came less than 48 hours later on Nov. 5. Yes. Fidel Castro & the Communist Party of Cuba reached its decision without thinking twice.

7.On another Nov 5 in 1843, a slave called Black Carlota, working on the Triunvirato plantation in the Matanzas region, took up her machete in a slave rebellion in which she lost her life. It was in homage to her that the solidarity action in Angola bore her name: Operation Carlota.

8.On Nov. 7, the first 82 soldiers, carrying light artillery, left to Angola. Over the coming weeks more than 10,000 Cuban troops would land in Angola. More than a decade later, at the end of apartheid, there would be as many as 36,000 troops fighting against the apartheid forces.

9.By the end of 1975, Cuban troops had routed the apartheid army & prevented their takeover of the country. The world owes Cuba and these internationalist soldiers a huge debt.

10.Cuban negotiator, Jorge Risquet and the defence of Cuito Cunavale.

SOURCE: Manolo De Los Santos@ manolo_realengo

[vincentbarletta1]

Unveiling the Essence of Lusophone: A Journey Through Language and Culture

In a world of diverse languages and cultures, the term "Lusophone" holds a unique significance beyond mere linguistic connections. Derived from "Lusitania," the ancient Roman province that encompassed parts of modern-day Portugal and Spain, "Lusophone" refers to the countries, communities, and cultural spheres united by the Portuguese language. This linguistic thread binds regions with rich histories, intricate traditions, and shared aspirations, creating a fascinating tapestry that spans continents and epochs.

The Lusophone Network: A Global Perspective

The Lusophone community is not limited to Portugal and its immediate neighbors; it encompasses a constellation of countries and territories with historical ties to Portuguese colonialism and exploration. Prominent members include Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and East Timor. Additionally, regions like Macau in China and Goa in India, which bear the marks of Portuguese influence, contribute to the intricate fabric of Lusophone heritage. This sprawling network demonstrates the far-reaching impact of Portuguese exploration and colonization.

The Power of Language as a Cultural Link

The Portuguese language is the cornerstone of the Lusophone identity, creating a shared bond that transcends borders and historical legacies. This linguistic connection enables meaningful communication, exchange of ideas, and artistic collaboration among nations that might otherwise have little in common. It fosters a sense of unity and familiarity, allowing Lusophone communities to appreciate each other's cultural nuances and engage in cross-cultural dialogue.

Cultural Diversity within the Lusophone World

While the Lusophone community shares a linguistic foundation, its diversity is evident in its myriad cultural expressions. Each member nation brings its unique traditions, music, cuisine, and ways of life to the collective table. From the vibrant rhythms of Brazilian samba and the rhythmic beats of Angolan kuduro to the melancholic melodies of Portuguese fado, the Lusophone world pulsates with a kaleidoscope of artistic diversity. This cultural mosaic is a testament to the resilience and adaptability of Lusophone societies as they have evolved.

Historical Legacy and Contemporary Dynamics

The historical legacy of colonialism is a complex facet of the Lusophone identity. While it has left indelible marks on societies and cultures, it has also been a source of introspection, reconciliation, and growth. Many Lusophone countries have embraced their diverse heritage and worked to address past injustices, fostering a spirit of unity and cooperation. These nations have navigated their unique paths to independence and development, often overcoming challenges through collaboration and shared experiences.

Lusophone in the Modern Context

In the modern world, the concept of Lusophone continues to evolve. The Portuguese language is a gateway to international partnerships, trade, and diplomacy, providing a platform for Lusophone nations to engage with the global community. Organizations like the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) facilitate cooperation among member states, promoting cultural exchange, education, and sustainable development. This collaborative spirit extends to various fields, including science, technology, and the arts, reinforcing the ties that bind the Lusophone community.

Preservation and Innovation: Balancing Tradition and Progress

Preserving cultural heritage while embracing innovation is a delicate balancing act for Lusophone nations. A forward-looking approach to economic and social development complements efforts to safeguard traditional practices, languages, and art forms. For example, countries like Brazil have blended their rich cultural heritage with advancements in technology and industry, leading to a unique fusion of tradition and modernity.

The term "Lusophone" encapsulates far more than a shared language; it embodies a living testament to the interplay between history, culture, and human connections. The Lusophone community showcases the potential for unity amidst diversity, with a linguistic thread that spans continents and fosters mutual understanding. While rooted in a complex history, the Lusophone world is marked by resilience, creativity, and collaboration. As it navigates the complexities of the modern era, the Lusophone identity remains a vibrant tapestry that weaves together the stories, dreams, and aspirations of diverse peoples who share a common bond through the Portuguese language.

[karagin22]

October 31, 1987 South Africa's Angolan ally in the Border War - The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, known by its Portuguese acronym UNITA, captured two Cubans after shooting down their MIG-23 jet over Angola's eastern province of Moxico. Cuba, in an unprecedented public admission, confirmed the incident identifying the Cubans as Lt. Col. Manuel Rocas Garcia and Capt. Ramos Cazados. Photo courtesy of the Russian Angolan Veterans Union. Story for the South African Legion Peter Dickens

[lboogie1906]

President Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto (September 17, 1922 - September 10, 1979) honored by Angolans as the “Father of Modern Angola” served as the first president of independent Angola. He was a noted physician and famous poet.

He was born in Icolo e Bengo, Angola to Agostinho Neto a Methodist minister, and his wife, Maria da Silva was a school teacher. He became active in several cultural organizations comprised of students from Portuguese African colonies that advocated the “rediscovering” of African culture and history. He published his first book of poems in 1948. He became active in politics, joining clandestine organizations that opposed the Portuguese dictator, Antonio Salazar. He was viewed as subversive by the government, arrested and imprisoned for several years, Amnesty International dubbed him “Prisoner of the Year.” He was released from prison and allowed to continue his studies; graduating from medical school.

He was a popular doctor and continued his anti-colonial activities. He was arrested at his clinic as a result of his political activities. He was arrested and exiled to the Portuguese colony of Cape Verde. He spent two years in detention before escaping to Morocco. He became involved with other Angolan nationalists preparing to fight against Portuguese colonialism in Africa. He was elected President of the Popular Movement of the Liberation of Angola.

On November 11, 1975, Angola became independent. The MPLA controlled the center portion of the country and Luanda, the capital. Two other rebel groups controlled the northern and eastern portions of the country. He was proclaimed President of Angola by the MPLA. In 1977 the MPLA declared Angola to be a one-party state. The MPLA considered itself a Marxist-Leninist Party; pursuing socialist policies. Angola had close relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba.

He found time to write. He published several books and was honored with literary awards for his poetry and novels.

He was married to Maria Eugenia da Silva. They had two children. He had a daughter from another relationship. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 8.30 (after 1940)

1940 – The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary. 1941 – The Tighina Agreement, a treaty regarding administration issues of the Transnistria Governorate, is signed between Germany and Romania. 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins. 1945 – The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end. 1945 – The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base. 1945 – The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being. 1959 – South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Dan was elected to the National Assembly despite soldiers being bussed in to vote for President Ngo Dinh Diem's candidate. 1962 – Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. 1963 – The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. 1967 – Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1974 – A Belgrade–Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers. 1974 – A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975, by Japanese authorities. 1974 – The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian Demographic Centre is inaugurated. 1981 – President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mujahedin of Iran. 1983 – Aeroflot Flight 5463 crashes into Dolan Mountain while approaching Almaty International Airport in present-day Kazakhstan, killing all 90 people on board. 1983 – STS-8: The Space Shuttle Challenger takes off on the first night launch of the shuttle program. Guion Bluford becomes the first African-American in space on this mission. 1984 – STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage. 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union. 1992 – The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities. 1995 – Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces. 1998 – Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops. 2002 – Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board. 2008 – A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board. 2014 – Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup. 2021 – The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war. 2023 – Gabonese coup d'état: After Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection, a military coup ousted him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon.

[kovalski-flagsoftheworld1]

17) Angola, Republika Angoli, República de Angola, Republic of Angola

1. Flaga narodowa. Dwa poziome pasy w kolorze czerwonym i czarnym z emblematem Maczety i Gearu pośrodku (1975–obecnie)

2. Sztandar Prezydenta Angoli (?-obecnie)

3. Flaga gubernatora portugalskiej Angoli (?–1975)

4. Flaga Wysokiego Komisarza Kolonii Portugalskiej (?–1975)

5. Sztandar Manikongo Afonso I (lata 1510–ok. 1543)

6. Królewski sztandar Królestwa Kakongo (ok. 1883)

7. Flaga Królestwa Kongo według Giovanniego Cavazziego da Montecuccolo (ok. XVII w.)

8. Proponowana flaga Angoli (2003)

9. Proponowana flaga Angoli (1996)

10. Proponowana flaga portugalskiej prowincji zamorskiej Angoli (1965)

11. Proponowana flaga Kolonii Angoli. Flaga jest podzielona na cztery fioletowe i żółte trójkątne sekcje rozchodzące się promieniście od środka. W centrum flagi znajduje się tarcza ze złotym pelikanem karmiącym swoje młode na fioletowym polu. Złota obwódka tarczy zawiera pięć małych niebieskich tarcz z białymi kropkami i cztery czerwone krzyże Zakonu Chrystusa. Nad tarczą znajduje się korona muralowa, a pod tarczą biały zwój z napisem „ANGOLA” (1932)

12. Humanist Party of Angola [Humanistyczna Partia Angoli]. Logo partii na białym tle (2020–obecnie)

13. Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola – Electoral Coalition [Szeroka Konwergencja dla Ocalenia Angoli – Koalicja Wyborcza]. Niebieska mapa Angoli otoczona 18 białymi gwiazdami na zielonym tle. Angola jest podzielona na 18 prowincji (2012–obecnie)

14. New Democracy Electoral Union [Nowa Demokratyczna Unia Wyborcza]. Biały pierścień na pomarańczowym tle (2006–obecnie)

15. Democratic Party for Progress – Angolan National Alliance [Demokratyczna Partia Postępu – Narodowy Sojusz Angoli]. Pionowy czerwony, biały, zielony, trójkolorowy. W środkowym pasie znajduje się żółty dysk trzymany przez dwie symetryczne czarne ręce (1991–obecnie)

16. Democratic Renewal Party [Partia Odnowy Demokratycznej]. Niebieska flaga z logo partii, logo składa się z uścisku dłoni na czerwonym tle dysku (1990–obecnie)

17. Social Renewal Party [Partia Odnowy Społecznej]. Dwa poziome pasy w kolorze czerwonym i zielonym z czarnym pasem pionowym po stronie podnośnika i białym dyskiem w miejscu styku kolorów (1990–obecnie)

18. National Union for the Total Independence of Angola [Narodowy Związek na rzecz Całkowitej Niepodległości Angoli]. Trzy poziome pasy, odpowiednio czerwony, zielony, czerwony, w środkowym pasie znajduje się czerwone wschodzące słońce z 18 promieniami i czarny kogut symbolizujący przebudzenie ludów afrykańskich (1966–obecnie)

19. People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola [Ruch Ludowy Wyzwolenia Angoli]. Dwa poziome paski, czarny i czerwony, z żółtą gwiazdą pośrodku (1960–obecnie)

20. National Liberation Front of Angola [Narodowy Front Wyzwolenia Angoli]. Trójkolorowa skośna barwa w kolorze białym, czerwonym i żółtym rozchodząca się promieniście od dolnego narożnika chorągiewki, z białą gwiazdą w środku (1954–obecnie)

21. Revolutionary United Youth of Angola [Rewolucyjna Zjednoczona Młodzież Angoli]. Emblemat na czerwonym tle (1974–obecnie)

22. Youth of MPLA [Młodzież MPLA]. Poziomy trójkolorowy pas w kolorze czerwonym, niebieskim i czarnym z żółtym wschodzącym słońcem na środkowym pasie (1962–obecnie)

23. Republican Party of Angola [Partia Republikańska Angoli]. Wersja flagi składającej się z trzynastu poziomych pasów, naprzemiennie białych i czerwonych, z emblematem podobnym do pieczęci USA otoczonym 18 niebieskimi gwiazdami. W prawym szponie orzeł trzyma młot i kompas (1994–2013) [1]

24. Republican Party of Angola [Partia Republikańska Angoli]. Wersja flagi składającej się z trzynastu poziomych pasów, naprzemiennie białych i czerwonych, z emblematem podobnym do pieczęci USA otoczonym 18 niebieskimi gwiazdami. W prawym szponie orzeł trzyma młot i kompas (1994–2013) [2]

25. Democratic Angola – Coalition [Demokratyczna Angola – Koalicja]. Biała flaga z kwiatem róży z łodygą (1992–2013)

26. Angolan National Democratic Party [Narodowa Partia Demokratyczna Angoli] (lata 90. XX wieku – 2013)

27. Angolan Democratic Forum [Angolskie Forum Demokratyczne]. Poziomy trójkolorowy wzór w odcieniach niebieskiego, bieli i zieleni (lata 90. XX wieku)

28. Social Democratic Party [Partia Socjaldemokratyczna] (1988–2013)

29. Liberal Democratic Party [Partia Liberalno-Demokratyczna] (1983–2013)

[brookston]

Holidays 2.15

Holidays

Agriculture Day (Canada)

Angelman Syndrome Day

Annoy Squidward Day (SpongeBob Squarepants)

Battleship Day

Broken Hearts Day

Clifford the Big Red Dog Day

Commonwealth Day (Gibraltar)

Court of International Justice Day

Day of Ashakalia (Kosovo)

Day of the Mexican Woman (Mexico)

Decimal Day (UK)

Digital Learning Day

ENIAC Day (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

European Perioperative Nursing Day (EU)

Flag Day (Canada)

Galileo Day [also 2.29]

Hazel Day (French Republic)

Hazrat Alis Day (Uttar Pradesh, India)

International Angolan Day

International Bottom Appreciation Day

International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day

International Duties Memorial Day (Russia)

International Fanworks Day

International Green Wall Day

International Male Chastity Day

John Frum Day (Vanuatu)

Love Reset Day

Lui-Ngai-Ni (Manipur, India)

Memorial Day of Warriors—Intrnationalists

National Bad Breath Day

National Black Girl Magic Day

National Clementine Day

National Friendzone Day

National Hippo Day

National Marcus Day

National Plan B Day

National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

National Side Chicks Day

National Wisconsin Day

National Write Your Book in a Weekend Weekends

Plastic Pollution Awareness Day (Georgia)

Remember the Maine Day

Sandlasting Day

Singles Awareness Day

Slap Day

Sretenje (Serbia)

Sticky Stamp Day

Stop and Smell Your Compost Pile Day

St. Skeletor’s Day

Susan B. Anthony Day

Total Defense Day (Singapore)

World Cholangiocarcinoma Day

World Hippo Day

YouTube Launch Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Burger Lover's Day

Cherry Garcia Day

Florida Craft Beer Day

Mustard Day

National Cheap Chocolate Day

National Chewing Gum Day

National Gumdrop Day

National I Want Butterscotch Day

National Lamb Day (New Zealand)

3rd Thursday in February

Energy Saving Day (Italy) [3rd Thursday]

Global Information Governance Day [3rd Thursday]

National Conductive Education Day [3rd Thursday]

Switch Off Thursday (UK) [Thursday of Go Green Week]

World Anthropology Day [3rd Thursday]

World Cholanglocarcinoma Day [3rd Thursday]

Weekly Holidays beginning February 15

American Association for the Advancement of Science Week [thru 2.17]

Independence & Related Days

Barbettia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Dadingisila (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Establishment Day (St. Louis, Missouri; 1764)

Liberation Day (Afghanistan)

Iustus (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Serbia (from the Ottoman Empire, 1804)

Festivals Beginning February 15, 2024

Arizona Beer Week (Arizona) [thru 2.25]

Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin, Germany) [thru 2.25]

Carnival of Bern [Bärner Fasnacht] (Bern, Switzerland) [thru 2.17]

Cribbagepalooza (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Great British Beer Festival Winter (Burton upon Trent, Great Britain) [thru 2.17]

Havana International Book Fair (Havana, Cuba) [thru 2.25]

Iowa Meat Processors Show (Ames, Iowa) [thru 2.17]

Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Conference (Newark, Ohio) [thru 2.17]

Palatka Bluegrass Festival (Palatka, Florida) [thru 2.17]

Simplot Games (Boise, Idaho) [thru 2.17]

Takeuchi Festival (Rouge, Japan)

Feast Days

Agape (Christian; Virgin Martyr)

Art Spiegelman (Animeism)

Candlemas (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Charles-André van Loo (Artology)

Charles-François Daubigny (Artology)

Chongwoldaeboreum (Korean Folk Festival)

Claude de la Colombière (Christian; Saint)

Douglas Hofstadter (Writerism)

Drink More Wine Day (Pastafarian)

Faunus (celebrates animals helping humans)

Faustinus and Jovita (Christian; Martyrs)

Februata — Day of Juno Febuata (Pagan)

Festival of Naked Pan (Ancient Rome)

Festival of the Wolves (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Galileo (Humanism; Saint)

Grigori Rasputin Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Guardian Angel Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Kamakura Matsuri (Snow Cave Festival; Japan)

Lupercalia (Festival of Lupercus; Festival of purification honoring Lycaen Pan or Faunusl Ancient Roman god of flocks and fertility)

Matt Groening (Artology)

Michał Sopoćko (Christian; Blessed)

Nirvana Day (Buddhist; Jain; Sikh)

Oswiu (Christian; Saint)

Parinirvana Day (Mahayana Buddhism)

Phaedrus (Positivist; Saint)

Quinidius (Christian; Saint)

The Raggmopps (Muppetism)

Sigfried of Sweden (Christian; Saint)

Sigfrid’s Day

Susan B. Anthony (Feminism; Saint)

Tales of Kelp-Koli (Shamanism)

Tanco (Christian; Martyr)

Thomas Bray (Anglican & Episcopal Church)

Walfrid (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because so many reasons carrying on from the night before.)

Premieres

Alice Solves the Puzzle (Disney Cartoon; 1925)

Angel and the Badman (Film; 1947)

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (Animated Film; 2019)

Autumn (Disney Cartoon; 1930)

The Bears and the Bees (Disney Silly Symphony Cartoon; 1932)

The Blue Danube, by Johann Strauss II (Waltz; 1867)

The Breakfast Club (Film; 1985)

Blue Moon, recorded by The Marcels (Song; 1961)

Broad City (TV Series; 2010)

Bugs Bunny’s Wild World of Sports (WB Animated TV Special; 1989)

Burn, by Deep Purple (Album; 1974)

Burr Gore, by Vidal (Historical Novel; 1973)

Cinderella (Animated Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Clifford the Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwell (Children’s Book; 1963)

Corregidora, by Gayl Jones (Novel; 1975)

The Crystal Maze (UK TV game Show; 1990)

Doom Patrol (TV Series; 2019)

Eastbound & Down (TV Series; 2009)

Eight Days a Week, by The Beatles (Song; 1965)

Elegy Written in. A Country Churchyard, by Thomas Gray (Poem; 1751)

11.23.63 (TV Series; 2016)

Escape from Planet Earth (Animated Film; 2013)

Fly by Night, by Rush (Album; 1975)

Get Happy!!, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1980)

Lifehouse, by The Who (Rock Opera; 1971)

Marlowe (Film; 2023)

Mechanical Man (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

Orphan’s Picnic (Disney Cartoon; 1936)

Red Dwarf (UK TV Series; 1988)

Return to Never Land (Disney Film; 2002)

Robin Hoody Woody (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1963)

The Screwball (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1943)

Shake, Rattle and Roll, recorded by Big Joe Turner (Song; 1954)

The Stars, Like Dust, byIsaac Asimov (Novel; 1951) [Galactic Empire #1]

Super Troopers (Film; 2002)

Take the A Train, recorded by Duke Ellington (Song; 1941)

A Tuba to Cuba (Documentary Film; 2019)

The Umbrella Academy (TV Series; 2019)

Vision Quit (Film; 1985)

YouTube (Video Sharing Website; 2005)

Today’s Name Days

Georgia, Siegfried (Austria)

Faustin, Onezim, Vitomir (Croatia)

Jiřina (Czech Republic)

Faustinus (Denmark)

Neidi, Tiina (Estonia)

Sipi, Sippo (Finland)

Claude, Georgina, Jordan (France)

Georgia, Jovita, Siegfried (Germany)

Evsevios (Greece)

Julianna, Lilla (Hungary)

Giuliana (Italy)

Džuljeta, Juliāna, Jūlija, Smuidra (Latvia)

Julijona, Julijonas, Tautvydas (Lithuania)

Jill, Julian, Juliane (Norway)

Bernard, Dan, Danisz, Danuta, Julianna, Symeon (Poland)

Pamfil, Valentin (Romania)

Anna (Russia)

Ida (Slovakia)

Juliana (Spain)

Julia, Julius (Sweden)

Cliff, Clifford, Clifton, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Sonnie, Sonny, Sunny (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 46 of 2024; 320 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 7 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 6 (Ji-You)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 6 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 5 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 16 Grey; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 1 February 2024

Moon: 40%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 18 Homer (2nd Month) [Phaedrus]

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 7 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 57 of 89)

Week: 2nd Week of February

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 25 of 28)

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FIDEL CASTRO: MAN OF THE MASSES IN AFRICA

In the 1970s and 80s, Fidel Castro sent 350,000 Cuban soldiers, civilians and doctors to support the African liberation struggle, especially in Angola 🇦🇴 , Namibia, Mozambique 🇲🇿 , Guinea Bissau , Cape Verde 🇨🇻 , and Sao Tome and Principal 🇸🇹 . The Cuban effort eventually hastened the demise of apartheid in South Africa. More than 3,000 Cubans died fighting for Africa.

After the Cuban and their Angolan, Namibian and ANC allies decisively defeated the then feared South African defence forces in Angola, it brought independence not only to Angola and Namibia, but also accelerated the death of apartheid itself in South Africa.

About 600 Cuban soldiers, including 70 doctors, went to Guinea Bissau to help the African guerrillas for 10 years before “independence” from the Portuguese came in 1974. Cuba fought in Ethiopia on the side of Colonel Mengistu Haile Miriam’s troops in the Ogaden campaign in 1978 against an invasion by Somalia. In 1965, Cuba sent the legendary Che Guevara and fighters to Kibamba, near Fizi, in DRCongo’s province of South Kivu, to help the supporters of Patrice Lumumba.

Then came Mozambique and Angola where the biggest Cuban action in Africa was staged against apartheid South African troops backed by America and its Western allies. Castro takes up the story in his memoirs: “ While Cuba was in Angola, and Angola was being invaded by South Africa, the USA made arrangements to transfer to South Africa–racist, fascist South Africa–several atomic bombs, similar to those it exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”

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Celebrate Your Cuisines...

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By Philip Giraldi

The Unz Review

August 19, 2024

Does anyone really think that Iran threatens the United States? It’s only plausible if you can be convinced by a congenital liar and war criminal like Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or by a buffoon like Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. My head was still throbbing recently due to the damage done while watching Netanyahu’s 56 standing ovations from a bought and paid for Congress when I came across among my old books a volume bearing a title that summed up what I have been thinking about. It was called “In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story” and was written by a former Agency colleague named John Stockwell back in 1978.

Stockwell spent part of his high school years with his Presbyterian missionary father in the Belgian Congo. He then graduated from the University of Texas followed by three years in the United States Marine Corps. He joined the CIA in 1964 and earned respect as an experienced “Africa Hand,” as the expression was commonly used, during his twelve years in the Agency’s Operations Deputy Directorate that ended when he resigned in 1976. Stockwell served as a case officer through three wars: the Congo Crisis, as chief of the Agency “task force” in the Angolan War of Independence, and Vietnam. Six of Stockwell’s years were in Africa, as Chief of Base in Katanga, then Chief of Station in Bujumbura, Burundi in 1970, before being transferred to Vietnam to oversee intelligence operations in Tay Ninh province where he received the CIA Intelligence Medal of Merit for keeping his post operating until just before the fall of Saigon to the communists in 1975.