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Article: South Africa vs. the world. (anti-apartheid movement grows)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- June 30, 1986
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South Africa vs. the world
South Africa's harsh new crackdown on dissent appears to have succeeded in its first objective--imposing fragile and possibly temporary control--but the cost threatens to be heavy both at home and abroad.
In Washington and other foreign capitals, forces determined to isolate President Pieter Botha's government through new economic sanctions gained momentum. Domestically, South Africa has never been more at odds with itself. With thousands of dissenters imprisoned under the latest state of emergency, polarization is almost total.
The U.S. House of Representatives struck hard on June 18 with an overwhelming vote for a ...