 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna November 1975, Cuba yakadira varwi vanopfuura 65 000 namatangi 400 eSoviet-made muAngola mune imwe yenhambo dzokukurumidza zvikurusa dzokuunganidza uto munhau. South Africa yakagadzira zvombo zvenyukireya pamusana pokutyisidzirwa kwakaitwa kuchengeteka kwayo nokuvapo kwenhamba huru yemauto eCuba muAngola. Muna 1976 uye zvakare muna 1988 paHondo yeCuito Cuanavale, maCuba pamwe chete ne MPLA yakabatana nayo vakakunda vapanduki veUNITA uye mauto eSouth Africa. Muna March 1978, Cuba yakatumira mauto enguva dzose 12 000 kuEthiopia, achibatsirwa nemauto eSoviet ane michina, kuti abatsire kukurira kurwisa kweSomalia. VaEthiopia vachitsigirwa nevaCuba nevaSoviet vakadzosera vaSomalia kumiganhu yavo yapakuvamba. 