Ogaden War (jul 12, 1977 – mar 15, 1978)
Description:
"In 1977 Somalia, a Soviet client, attacked a recently installed Marxist regime in neighbouring Ethiopia. Under pressure as in Angola from the militant Cubans, the Russians switched sides, leaving the Carter administration to align itself with the Somalis and gain useful naval facilities on the Red Sea. It was not at all clear what Moscow gained by supporting Ethiopians, apart from the thanks of a brutal dictatorship in an impoverished landlocked country and solidarity with Fidel Castro." (Gaddis 2006, p. 207).Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 12, 1977
mar 15, 1978
~ 8 months