South African Civil War
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Location
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

South Africa South Africa
Bophuthatswana Bophuthatswana
Transkei Transkei
Venda (Bantustan) Venda
Ovamboland Ovamboland


United States United States
ANC
SACP
COSATU
SWAPO
SWANU
PAC
Angola Angola
Zambia Zambia
Cuba Cuba
Supported by:
Soviet Union USSR
East Germany East Germany
Afrikaner Resistance Movement
Kommandokorps
Commanders and leaders
South Africa Andries Treurnicht
South Africa Johannes Geldenhuys
South Africa Andreas Liebenberg
South Africa Denis Earp
South Africa Magnus Malan
South Africa Glen Syndercombe
Bophuthatswana Lucas Mangope
Bophuthatswana H.S. Turner
Transkei Kaiser Matanzima
Venda (Bantustan) Patrick Mphephu
Venda (Bantustan) Gabriel Ramushwana
Ovamboland Peter Kalangula
United States Henry M. Jackson
Oliver Tambo
Walter Sisulu
Raymond Mhlaba
Siphiwe Nyanda
Lennox Lagu
Joe Modise
Chris Hani
Joe Slovo
Sam Nujoma
Dimo Hamaambo
Solomon Huwala
Fanuel Kozonguizi
Sabelo Phama
José Eduardo dos Santos
António França
Zambia Kenneth Kaunda
Fidel Castro
Eugene Terreblanche
Baluthan Yarar
Strength
South Africa South Africa:
82,500 SADF troops
91,000 SAP police
South West AfricaSouth West Africa:
22,000 SWATF troops
8,300 SWAPOL police
Bophuthatswana Bophuthatswana:
3,000 BDF troops
Transkei Transkei:
4,200 TDF troops
Venda (Bantustan) Venda:
3,000 VDF troops
United States United States:
25,000 U.S. Army troops, including those affiliated with UNAMSA
5,000 marines
1,000 Coast Guard
ANC:
20,000-45,000 MK guerillas
SWAPO:
32,000 PLAN guerillas
PAC:
1,000 APLA guerillas
Angola:
50,000 FAPLA troops
CubaCuba:
40,000 FAR troops in southern Angola
AWB:
50,000 guerillas
Kommandokorps:
84 tweens
Casualties and losses
South Africa 34 dead
Bophuthatswana 6 dead