Aquino accepts defense chief resignation amid reshuffle
President Corazon Aquino announced the resignation of Defense Secretary Rafael Ileto over plans to fight the insurgency being ignored. Gen Fidel Ramos becomes defense secretary, Lt Gen Renato de Villa named to replace Ramos, and Brig Gen Ramon Montano to head the constabulary.
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Cuban Planes Strike South African Positions in Angola
AP report from Luan da AIM cites Cuban air strikes against South African positions in southeast Angola amid intensified bombardment of Cuito Cuanavale. AIM notes Cuban casualties and about 100 Angolan troops killed or wounded as clashes risk widening.
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