Word: namibia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...geopolitical consequences of immediate majority rule through revolution seem equally unpalatable. South Africa would almost certainly become a socialist state aligned with Soviet bloc nations; the Soviet Union, directly or indirectly, supports most liberation movements suppressed by the Afrikaners, Socialist states have arisen in post-independent Mozambique and Angola; Namibia may follow suit. All of which pleases the Soviets immensely. They realize that the West would lose its control over the Cape sea-route--used by most oil tankers travelling from the Middle East to Europe and America--and the valuable mineral resources of the sub-continent if South Africa...
...nuclear missiles in Europe is desirable. But they are sincere only to the extent that success in ridding Europe of nuclear missiles comes hand in hand with successfully out-negotiating Moscow. There cannot be one without the other, for there will be other issues--Afghanistan, Strategic Arms Reduction Talks, Namibia, the Persian Gulf, maybe even other Genevas--that preclude a view of current talks as a be-all and end-all. If the U.S. makes concessions this time around--even if concessions mean a step toward lessening the haunting specter of nuclear war--much credibility and resolve is lost...
...aspects of the summit was the chance to hold bilateral meetings witha lobby of leaders. The President conferred with 14 delegation heads in meetings sandwiched around the formal sessions. In his call on Reagan, Nigerian President Alhaji Shehu Shagari, as expected, touched upon black Africa's concerns regarding Namibia and Angola. In her visit with the President, Indira Gandhi was calm and low-keyed while explaining India's worries about the proposed U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. She gently reminded Reagan that "we have enough budgetary problems, so I hope...
...imports, bought 17.5% of its exports and now handles fully 75% of its trade abroad. Mugabe, who broke diplomatic relations with the apartheid regime in September 1980, some five months after he assumed office, has strongly criticized South Africa for refusing to relinquish its hold on Namibia. In retaliation, South Africa has terminated its preferential trade agreement with Zimbabwe, withdrawn its loan of 24 locomotives and expelled thousands of Zimbabwean workers employed in South Africa. The loss of the locomotives was a particularly severe blow: Zimbabwe's transportation system, staggering under the weight of a bumper maize harvest, will...
...with the United States besides the degree of legitimacy that American backing gives in international circles. Pretoria evidently found the new Reagan administration's support helpful last January when it reneged in its agreement to submit the territory to U.N.-monitored elections. U.S. backing of its puppet government in Namibia bolstered the Botha regime's smug refusal to recognize the Soviet-backed Southwest Africa People's Organization as the best representative for the peoples of Southwest Africa. Reagan and the United States can feel justified in demanding the guarantee of minority rights in Namibia. But past experience indicates that South...