Cuba Archive - Case 10956

Case ID: 10956

Title: N/A

First name: Pedro

Last name: Vega

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Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: Day:19 / Month:12 / Year:1961

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:29 / Month:6 / Year:1987

Citizenship: Cuba

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: N/A

Last known province-TOD: N/A

Last known province current: N/A

Last known country: N/A

Location death-address: Leona

Location of death - city: N/A

Location of death province - at TOD: N/A

Location of death province - current: N/A

Location of death - country: Angola

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Docket Number: N/A

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Arrest or detention at time of death: N/A

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: N/A

Associated Event: Angola war

Case description:

Member of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) sent to fight in Angola who reportedly was killed in an accident. Cuba's 16-year military intervention in Angola (1975-1991) that involved over 377 thousand Cubans in support of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the SWAPO (South African People's Organization, fighting for Namibia's independence),  supported by the USSR. They were fighting, in a cold war scenario, against UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) and the FNLA (National Liberation Front of Angola, supported by the United States and South Africa.  Cuba claims that 2,085 Cubans died in the war, but estimates are much higher. 
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Miembro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (FAR) enviado a pelear en Angola que murió en un accidente. La intervención militar cubana de 16 años en Angola (1975-1991) involucró a más de 377 mil cubanos en apoyo del Movimiento Popular para la Liberación de Angola (MPLA) y la SWAPO (Organización Popular Sudafricana, luchando por la independencia de Namibia), con el apoyo de la URSS. Estaban luchando, en un escenario de la guerra fría, contra UNITA (Unión Nacional para la Independencia Total de Angola) y el FNLA (Frente Nacional de  Liberación de Angola, con el apoyo de Estados Unidos y Sudáfrica. El régimen afirma que 2,085 cubanos murieron en esa guerra, pero se estima que fueron muchos más.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Reported: Highly likely / Highly reliable source(s)

Cause of Death: - Accidental: friendly fire & deliberate actions

Occupations: - Military Specific Occupations

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Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Armed Forces: military or militia

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: N/A

Case Record - Pedro Vega