They stood for the segregationists over the democracy. Those persons that were fighting for democracy were jailed and called the terrorists. We wouldn't stand for that under any other conditions. Right. South Africa, The Cubans were on the side of those that had been oppressed [in South Africa]. those that had been denied, those that were living under the apartheid regime. So. So they were fighting back to free the people of South Africa. (18:09–18:14)
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Asserts that Cuba supported oppressed people in South Africa during apartheid.
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