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...Inkatha ((movement)) and the A.N.C., we would have solved this matter long ago. But my problem is the government, because what is happening in Natal is no longer a clash between the A.N.C. and Inkatha. The government has taken advantage of the clash between the two organizations to crush the A.N.C. and eliminate its membership in Natal. I have asked De Klerk the simple question, Why has the government failed to suppress that violence for more than 4 1/2 years, and when almost 4,000 people have died? And De Klerk has never been able to give me a satisfactory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with Nelson Mandela | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

Ever since taking over from deposed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu last winter, Romanian leader Ion Iliescu has played down his Communist background and promised his countrymen a new democratic era. But actions speak louder than words. By setting club-wielding miners loose in Bucharest last week to crush antigovernment protests, Iliescu demonstrated that he was quite willing to rule by thuggery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Balkans Wild in the Streets | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

...have died in the first days of fighting; some reports said at least 100 of them were policemen executed by the rebels. The government dispatched an additional 4,200 troops to the region (the total now: 15,000) and began using helicopter gunships, artillery and aerial bombardment to crush the guerrillas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sri Lanka: Playing Cops And Killers | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

Although Rauch said there were constitutionalquestions about Sunday's meeting, he said theywere likely to be forgotten in the crush of examsand the space of the summer...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Wu, | Title: Council Quorum Is Questioned | 5/9/1990 | See Source »

Rainey ran an excellent race in the 400-meterdash, blowing away Brown's Terry Smith in a timeof 51.3. The senior then came back to crush ahighly competitive field in the 800-meter...

Author: By Jacqueline Blocker, | Title: Women Tracksters Claim Heps | 5/9/1990 | See Source »

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