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WHEN WAS THE last time the Reagan Administration called an avowed Maoist a "freedom fighter...
Savimbi's career is no textbook example of anti-Communism. In his fight against the Portuguese colonial rule that ended in Angola in 1975, Savimbi traveled to China to study revolutionary tactics. In those days, he talked of turning Angola into a Maoist agricultural commune, stating, "You can't apply capitalism to Africa...
...power struggle to the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (M.P.L.A.), a Marxist party that continues to run Angola with the help of some 30,000 Cuban troops and 1,500 Soviet military advisers. From his base in the southeastern third of the country, Savimbi turned from a Maoist into what he called "a New Testament socialist." Recently, he has portrayed himself in terms that U.S. conservatives find even more appealing. "The American people are again interested in helping those who are fighting for freedom," Savimbi told TIME in Angola shortly before leaving for Washington. "We want...
...N.P.A. bases its plans on classic Maoist theory, which sees three stages in a protracted war: the "strategic defensive," during which a Communist base is built; the "strategic stalemate," during which guerrilla forces achieve equal footing with government troops; and the "strategic offensive," when rebels force government troops into a defensive posture. According to both the military and the Communist Party, the insurgency is now nearing the end of the first stage. A stronger military response could forestall the next phase, but the best guarantee against further N.P.A. gains would be economic prosperity and the renewal of credible democracy...
...reformers have loosened the Maoist straitjacket on the economy, they have also permitted greater, though still limited, social, cultural and even political freedom. Their far-reaching education program, for example, is founded on Deng's observation that "if a huge nation with 1 billion people could boost its education, its tremendous superiority in human resources would never be matched by any other country." The government plans to introduce gradually nine years of compulsory education throughout all of China. Until now, such basic education has not been mandatory, and was available only in the cities. Under the new plan, primary...