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Scores of South-West African exiles, killed at Cassinga, Angola (Objective Vietnam), by South African paratroops during the Namibian War of Independence.
Description below extracted from the [www.swapoparty.org/cassinga.html Cassinga - A Day Namibians will never forget], an official version of the incident maintained by the South West African People's Organization:
On the day of the attack, dead bodies were scattered all over the place, as the wounded ones screamed helplessly in agonizing pain. Some died as they tried to cross the river. About 500 South African Defence Force ground troops descended on Cassinga shortly after the aerial bombings, mercilessly bayoneting to death the wounded ones.
"Although many years have passed, our hearts remain filled with vivid memories of the loss of lives, injuries, as well as the physical and emotional trauma suffered by our people on that fateful day," said President Hifikepunye Pohamba when he addressed the nation at the UN Plaza in Windhoek last Saturday.
Cassinga was a settlement given to SWAPO by the government of Angola to register and house thousands of refugees who were fleeing their country. The camp was organized in a manner that facilitated orderly day to day administration. There were classes and a clinic, complete with nurses and paramedics.
This image is one of the most enduring in Namibian history and continues to be annually displayed by official sources on Cassinga Day. It has been the subject of widespread exhibition and debate in Namibia, South Africa, and various socialist countries where it has seen widespread circulation.
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| Description |
A mass grave containing refugees and PLAN personnel killed by the members of the South African Defence Force during an external raid in 1978. |
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| Source |
South West African People's Organisation - 1978 |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
A small portion of copyrighted image has been cropped |
| Low resolution? |
The image is of sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original. Any copies made from this image would be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork. The image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product. |
| Purpose of use |
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the Cassinga incident for informational and educational purposes. |
| Replaceable? |
All persons depicted have been deceased for over thirty-five years. The scene was accessed and photographed by SWAPO for propaganda purposes. It illustrates the unprecedented human toll of an anti-colonial struggle then ongoing at the time. This image was taken prior to 1979, and as such cannot be replaced. |
| Other information |
Being a depiction of a Cold War conflict, it can no longer be substituted by a free contemporary image. As a SWAPO work, this image is likely protected by copyright, therefore an uncopyrighted or freely licensed image won't exist. -Since the photo can be distributed for free the distributing for free in Wikipedia does not negate its economic value. |
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| Description |
A mass grave containing refugees and PLAN personnel killed by the members of the South African Defence Force during an external raid in 1978. |
|---|---|
| Source |
South West African People's Organisation - 1978 |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
A small portion of copyrighted image has been cropped |
| Low resolution? |
The image is of sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original. Any copies made from this image would be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork. The image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product. |
| Purpose of use |
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the Cassinga incident for informational and educational purposes. |
| Replaceable? |
All persons depicted have been deceased for over thirty-five years. The scene was accessed and photographed by SWAPO for propaganda purposes. It illustrates the unprecedented human toll of an anti-colonial struggle then ongoing at the time. This image was taken prior to 1979, and as such cannot be replaced. |
| Other information |
Being a depiction of a Cold War conflict, it can no longer be substituted by a free contemporary image. As a SWAPO work, this image is likely protected by copyright, therefore an uncopyrighted or freely licensed image won't exist. -Since the photo can be distributed for free the distributing for free in Wikipedia does not negate its economic value. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of South African Border War//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cassinga_Victims.PNGtrue | |
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