Rooi gevaar

Rooi gevaar

Rooi gevaar is an Afrikaans phrase, translated in to English as the 'Red threat' or 'Communist threat'. The term was used during Apartheid South Africa for what was seen as a security threat to the then white South African government from communist forces.Fact|date=February 2007 The Soviet Union and Cuba supported various insurgency groups (mostly black) in sub-Saharan Africa. The struggle came to a head in the Angolan Civil War with Cuban and South African forces involved in the fighting.

See also the South African term Swart gevaar ('Black threat,' 'African threat').


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  • Swart gevaar — (Afrikaans). Translated into English as black threat. A term referred to during the days of the Apartheid South African regime. It refers to a perceived security threat to the then white South African Government from the black African population …   Wikipedia

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