Cuba Archive - Case 4017

Case ID: 4017

Title: Mayor

First name: Policarpo

Last name: Álvarez Pileta

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: 43

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: Day:8 / Month:3 / Year:1939

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:7 / Month:8 / Year:1982

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: Cuba

Location death-address: N/A

Location of death - city: Cangamba

Location of death province - at TOD: N/A

Location of death province - current: N/A

Location of death - country: Angola

Trial held?: N/A

Docket Number: N/A

Sentence details: N/A

Arrest or detention at time of death: Yes

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Armed forces of another country

Death attribution detail: Killed by UNITA

Associated Event: Angola war

Case description:

Member of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) sent to fight in Angola who reportedly died when he was onboard a helicopter that was hit by a projectile during the battle of Cangamba. 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.  
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Miembro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (FAR) enviado a pelear en Angola que murió cuando fue alcanzado por un proyectil cuando se encontraba a bordo de un helicóptero durante la batalla de Cangamba. 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.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

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

Cause of Death: - Combat: Fatality or Missing in Action

Occupations: - Military Specific Occupations

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Armed Forces: military or militia

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 4028: Bernardo Rodríguez - Case 4031: Luis Galván Soca - Case 4037: Sandi Fernández Ortiz - Case 4039: Pedro Pérez Oliva - Case 4042: Ramón Martínez Nacer - Case 4044: Aguedo Morales Reina - Case 4050: Miguel J. Espinosa García - Case 4132: Sergio M. Cortina Socorro - Case 4133: Leonardo Luberta Noy - Case 4142: José Enrique Alberteris Reyes - Case 4064: Ángel Martén Bess - Case 4055: Emilio Jardín López - Case 4068: José Pío Romero Rojas - Case 4077: Alfredo Tomás Calzada García - Case 4078: Manuel Concepción González Sánchez - Case 4088: Mario Enrique Pavón

Case Record - Policarpo Álvarez Pileta