Word: africa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Prospects for peace in southern Africa cleared a major hurdle last week as South Africa announced that it had finally agreed in principle to a timetable for the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola. The Cubans will first move north, then sail for home over the next 27 months. South African Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha described the long-standing issue as "a hard nut, which had to be cracked and now has been cracked...
...tobacco and food giant has been called unethical for its aggressive cigarette promotion in Third World countries and for its role as the fourth-largest U.S. company doing business in South Africa...
Administrators have said that Harvard had a"contractual commitment" to participate in thetakeover. However, one investor, the Common-wealthof Massachusetts pension fund, successfullyrefused to allow its funds to be used in thebuyout, citing RJR's involvement in South Africa...
...weeks after his loss, the council has adopted nearly all of Lockwood's agenda, which includes opposition to the all-male status of the nine final clubs and renewed campaigning for Harvard to divest from its South Africa-related corporations...
Since then, the body has denounced a Board ofOverseers plan to tighten its electionrequirements and created a special committee tostep up council pressure on the University todivest from South Africa-related companies...