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The Peoples of the World Against Apartheid For a Democratic South Africa: speaker from the South African Democratic Movement - Youth
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The Peoples of the World Against Apartheid For a Democratic South Africa: speaker from the South African Democratic Movement - Youth
26 June 2019
Address by a representative of the youth of the South African Democratic Movement to The Peoples of the World Against Ap...
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Press statement from the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference
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Press statement from the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference
26 June 2019
Press statement by Bishop Reginald Orsmond, SACBC Acting President on behalf of the SACBC Administrative Board against t...
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Joint Communique of the African National Congress, Natal Indian Congress, the Transvaal Indian Congress and members of the Indian community of South Africa
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Joint Communique of the African National Congress, Natal Indian Congress, the Transvaal Indian Congress and members of the Indian community of South Africa
26 June 2019
Joint Communique of the African National Congress, Natal Indian Congress, the Transvaal Indian Congress, and members of ...
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Joint Statement from the ANC, UDF and COSATU
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Joint Statement from the ANC, UDF and COSATU
26 June 2019
Joint statement published in an ERIP booklet entitled Negotiations: fighting with new weapons. Statement is the text of ...
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Mandelas full reply to President Bothas off
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Mandelas full reply to President Bothas off
26 June 2019
Nelson Mandela's response to P W Botha's conditional offer of freedom made in Parliament. Published in the Rand Daily Ma...
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ANC call to the nation: from ungovernability
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ANC call to the nation: from ungovernability
26 June 2019
Call to the Nation from the ANC National Executive Committee sent in the wake of an attack by the South African governme...
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African National Congress statement: International Conference of Trade Unions on sanctions and other actions against the apartheid regime in South Africa
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African National Congress statement: International Conference of Trade Unions on sanctions and other actions against the apartheid regime in South Africa
26 June 2019
African National Congress statement on the International Conference of Trade Unions on Sanctions and other actions again...
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Free translation of the text of the Joint Dec
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Free translation of the text of the Joint Dec
26 June 2019
Statement issued by Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, following the President of Angola's visit to Cuba, regarding the pe...
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Paris sanctions conference hears African National Congress of South Africa
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Paris sanctions conference hears African National Congress of South Africa
26 June 2019
ANC press release regarding a statement by Oliver R Tambo, ANC President, to the International Conference on sanctions a...
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To the working men and women of the world
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To the working men and women of the world
26 June 2019
ANC message to workers of the world on the organisation's 70th Anniversary, requesting support.
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The Presidents Council
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The Presidents Council
26 June 2019
Statement by the ANC Regional Command Headquarters on P W Botha's plan for a new constitution. Points out that the plan ...
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A brief account of what happened during the criminal South Africa invasion against Lesotho
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A brief account of what happened during the criminal South Africa invasion against Lesotho
26 June 2019
Statement by the African National Congress on the Matola Raid in Lesotho, a South African Government attack where over 4...
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Joint Press Conference, Department of State, 14 May 1981 with Secretary of State Haig and Minister of Foreign Affairs Botha
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Joint Press Conference, Department of State, 14 May 1981 with Secretary of State Haig and Minister of Foreign Affairs Botha
26 June 2019
Press Conference in the United States, with US Secretary Haig and Minister of Foreign Affairs Botha, regarding the indep...
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Off-the-record statement by Minister R F Botha at a meeting between the Minister and representatives of the South African media in Washington on 16 May 1981
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Off-the-record statement by Minister R F Botha at a meeting between the Minister and representatives of the South African media in Washington on 16 May 1981
26 June 2019
Press statement by Minister Pik Botha about US/South Africa relations and policy. Nuclear matters were also mentioned.
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Forward to a Peoples Government
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Forward to a Peoples Government
26 June 2019
African National Congress response to P W Botha's announcement that he would summon a conference representative of all r...
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