Stogieman Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Medalla "Por la Victoria Cuba-Etiopia" I guess they were stretching a bit on the "Victory" thing.... very, very hard to find as campaign medals go. At least for the current moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Example of the medal: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 (edited) The Medalla "Por la Victoria Cuba-Etiopia" Was instituted on the 8th September 1989 by means of the Decree Law no. 116, of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba.Award CritariaThe critaria are the same as the Medalla "Por la Victoria Cuba R.P.A."Awarded in recognition of the outstanding attitude maintained during the fulfillment of the International mission asked of them, in defense of the revoulutionary conquests in Ethiopia and in the interest of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.Regards Eddie. Edited November 12, 2007 by Taz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Great to see you back!! Very nice example. Do you know anything about this conflict? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 (edited) Great to see you back!! Very nice example. Do you know anything about this conflict?See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogaden_War and http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/oscar/ogaden1976.htm Edited December 24, 2007 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Thanks Ed! Quite an interesting read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 (edited) wow!!! I have seen some photos of Cubans being awarded Derg medals-now that's an exotic bar. Edited December 24, 2007 by Ulsterman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Award doc for the Medalla "Por la Victoria Cuba-Etiopia"I blanked the name out.Regards Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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