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In a Fight?
Because I saw that the MPLA is fighting a fair fight
for the good of the people, and the other movements no.
And I gave my contribution.
both political and military Movement.
I feel great.
6 months.
I spent my first military training in the north.
in the First Region.
After there, the FNLA attacked us.
They had many strengths. We had little strength.
We had to go back and they took place
where we were. we had to go to N'Dalatando.
When I got to N? Dalatando, met fellow Cubans.
and the Commissioner of the General Staff of the FAPLA
told me that I needed to pass fellow
a course in radio. I and other comrades pass the course.
of radio operator and then we went to Grafanil
of Grafanil we went to the front of Quifangondo
From Quifangondo went for Cangamba. Thus for
the southern front. And I've been fighting so far.
I am Engondo
my Dad...
and my mother died in the war...
1961 against colonialism
and when I left I was very young
I do not remember it
and... since 1961, my life...
is devoted to war
and in 61 when the Portuguese made a killing
we went to the mountains
and I went there in 1964
at 64 I left for....
went out clandestinely to study
and then return to the mountains of instructors needed
because children had no school and had no chance at all
then at 64 went to study in hiding
where, did the 4th grade.
then the enemy colonialist
used a regimen where a black could study only up to 4th grade...
and then going to plant cassava, coffee and other things.
In their flight South African troops are blowing up all the bridges
with the intention to avoid further encounters with FAPLA.
The concrete bridge, about 200 m above the River Quebec
is blown.
Some tanks manage to go through dangerous fords
Others cross in Patan.
It is critical to Patriots
as soon as possible to pass military resources on the width Quebec
to start growing because the river
will be carried over sections that have been destroyed bridge
Engineers and fighters work tirelessly day and night to rebuild the bridge.
60 hours of intensive work
Hard reconstruction of the bridge over Quebec
before the waters of the river arrastrasen pieces destroyed bridge
columns that go to Nova Lisboa
manage to cross the dangerous bridge
Armored columns advancing FAPLA hundreds of km territory in southern Angola
is clumsily Patriots take the important crossroads of Alto Ama
soon the great cities of southern Angola will be released.
Defense Minister of South Africa declares that they alone
they can not resist any longer in Angola
requires that other NATO countries involved
and the U.S. sent powerful military means
City of New Lisbon, capital of Huambo province in the south of the country
is one of the last strongholds of staff of the South African and UNITA
Nova Lisboa is released at 12:50 am on 8 February.