The memorial of the battle of Cuito-Angola and the historical contours of its emergence

Abstract

This article constitutes research regarding the Battle of Cuito Memorial,  infrastructure built by the Angolan state in the province of Bié, municipality of Cuito. The objective of this research is to bring historical date that were the basis for its emergence, and also to describe its internal composition in ways that contribute to the dissemination of the space. The Cuito Battle Memorial is the result of the exhumation and inhumation process carried out inside the city of Cuito, removing all the bodies that flooded this city due to the war that devastated this portion of Angolan territory. The space is made up of several areas, including the tomb area, the sculptural monumental area, among others. To materialize this research, the author used several methods such as those at a theoretical level (Historical-logical; Bibliographical Research, documentary research and analysis-syntheses), and those at empirical level (Oral history interviews), the technique of participant observation