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    Xangongo (pre-1975: Vila Roçadas) is a town, with a population of 35,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Ombadja, province of Cunene, Angola...
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  • destroy the SWAPO command and training centre at Xangongo and its logistic bases at Xangongo and Ongiva. Xangongo, located at 16°44′57″S 14°58′28″E / 16.7491°S...
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  • Xangongo Airport (IATA: XGN, ICAO: FNXA) is an airport near Xangongo, Angola. It was built by the Cubans in 1988 as a forward air base during the last...
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    is municipality in Cunene Province, Angola. Its seat is the village of Xangongo (known in colonial times as Roçadas). It occupies 12,264 square kilometers...
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    suspected PLAN bases sited outside major FAPLA installations at Ondjiva and Xangongo. Attacking either settlement was considered especially risky due to the...
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  • intimidating the FAPLA forces into fleeing the town.: 5  Task Force X-Ray left Xangongo on 11 December with its first target at Quiteve taken on 12 December without...
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    advanced on 23 August, cutting Xangongo off from Ongiva and establishing a blocking force near Chicusse. They stormed into Xangongo at 1:25 PM the following...
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  • feared that PLAN and FAPLA would attempt to retake the Angolan towns of Xangongo and Ongiva. These towns had been captured by the SADF during Operation...
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    southern Cunene (holding the territory until 1988). Bases were established in Xangongo and N'Giva. The South Africans not only fought SWAPO but also wanted FAPLA...
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  • far as Tchibemba and with the goal of reinforcing the towns at Cahama, Xangongo, Mupa and Cuvelai that were currently garrisoned by the People's Armed...
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  • Russian T34-85 tanks were shot out by the South African Defence Force at Xangongo in Angola. The Chief of the South African Defence Force at the time, General...
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    Mirage IIIRZ pilots carried out mock sorties over enemy positions in Xangongo and Humbe in an attempt to provoke a response from Cuban or Angolan MiG-21s...
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  • expansionism. Cuito Cuanavale Jamba Benguela Calueque Luanda Mavinga Menongue Xangongo Cahama Rundu Ruacana Tchipa After the Cubans had helped the MPLA gain power...
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  • Europe, Central Asia, North Asia and East Asia Xangongo Airport (IATA: XGN), an airport near Xangongo, Angola XGN (website) (nl), Dutch entertainment...
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    Libyan fighters. August 23 – South African troops attack SWAPO bases in Xangongo and Ongiva, Angola, during Operation Protea. August 24 – Mark David Chapman...
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  • SWAPO's PLAN bases in Angola at Oshiheng near Ongiva and Palele close to Xangongo.: Chp6  Four formations of aircraft were assembled at either airbases at...
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    (Namacunde) Ombadja Municipality: – Humbe, Mucope, Naulila, Ombala yo Mungu, Xangongo Up to 1991, the official name was Provincial Commissioner. In Call of Duty:...
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  • Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, of Park Vila Roçadas was the name of Xangongo – José Augusto Alves Roçadas Vila Salazar was the name of N'dalatando –...
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    mission station in southern Angola, located approx. 10 km northeast of Xangongo, in the tribal area of the Ombadja tribe of the Ovambos. It was located...
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  • village of Techiulo, intersecting with the N110, near the regional town of Xangongo. The N105 holds significance in long-distance traffic, serving as the primary...
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  • Angola. Protea (1981) — South African attack on SWAPO bases near Ongiva and Xangongo, Angola. Carnation (1981) — South African skirmishes with SWAPO forces...
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  • (Waku Kungo) 26,948 Cuanza Sul Xangongo (Vila Roçades) 16°44′S 14°58′E / 16.74°S 14.97°E / -16.74; 14.97 (Xangongo) 8,125 Cunene Xá-Muteba 9°31′S...
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    Waku-Kungo (Waco Kungo) Cuanza Sul FNWK CEO Waco Kungo Airport 07/25: 1993 x 32, asphalt Xangongo Cunene FNXA XGN Xangongo Airport 03/21: 2265 x 30, asphalt...
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  • Vermelha Ginásio do KK Desp da Chela Ferrov Huíla Santa Rita Desp de Xangongo Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 1980. Source: Girabola.com Rules...
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  • The N110 Road is a national road in Angola connecting Luanda to Xangongo in the south. It's a north–south route that doesn't pass through any major cities...
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  • Surrender" XGG – (p) IATA code for Gorom Gorom Airport XGN – (p) IATA code for Xangongo Airport XGP – (p) Extreme Game Player XGR – (p) IATA code for Kangiqsualujjuag...
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    advance on Nova Lisboa (Huambo) in early October, Zulu captured Roçadas (Xangongo) by 20, Sá da Bandeira (Lubango) by 24 and Moçâmedes by 28 October. With...
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  • Ombadja tribal area in southern Angola, less than 10 km south-west of Xangongo. Shangalala was established ca. 1973. The mission has a church and a hospital...
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    Protea (1981), destroy SWAPO command and training center at Xangongo and logistic bases at Xangongo and Ongiva. Southern Angola Operation Daisy (1981), attack...
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  • XGG DFEG Gorom Gorom Airport Gorom-Gorom, Burkina Faso XGN FNXA Xangongo Airport Xangongo, Angola XGR CYLU Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport Kangiqsualujjuaq...
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