The emerging alliance between SWAPO and the MPLA took on a new significance when about 6,000 South West Africans living in Angola fled to SWAPO-administered refugee camps in Zambia between 1974 and 1976 to escape the fighting.
The emerging alliance between SWAPO and the MPLA gained more significance in 1976 due to developments in Zambia. About 6,000 South West Africans living in Angola had fled to refugee camps hosted by Zambia to escape the fighting.