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...leaders of the African National Congress argued vehemently among themselves before reaching their historic decision. But in the end, Nelson Mandela, co-founder of the movement's military wing Umkonto we Sizwe, or Spear of the Nation, overcame the objections of militants, and the A.N.C. announced that it would suspend the 29-year-old armed struggle, effective immediately...
...least temporarily derail the fragile talks and even sour the personal relationship between De Klerk and Nelson Mandela, which seems so crucial to the success of the peace process. The affair goes to the heart of the impasse that has been holding up negotiations: the A.N.C. refuses to suspend its armed struggle until the government lifts tough security measures and releases political prisoners, but De Klerk is reluctant to take such steps while the threat of violence remains...
...conservative coalition: Hitler as Chancellor, Papen as Vice Chancellor, with only two other Nazis in the Cabinet. "In this way," said the non-Nazi Minister of Economic Affairs, "we will box Hitler in." A fatal misjudgment. A month later, the Reichstag was in flames, Hitler was persuading Hindenburg to suspend civil liberties, and the most terrible chapter in 20th century history was about to open...
...rescue, which included an agreement to suspend interest payments on $850 million of Trump's loans, put the flamboyant developer on a short leash. Trump agreed to submit his business decisions to the banks for review and promised to hire a chief financial officer to scrutinize the Trump Organization, which manages his holdings. "Trump won't have to get permission to go to the toilet, but on anything else he'll have to ask the banks," quipped a Wall Street expert familiar with the deal...
Bush branded the attack "sheer terror" last week and revealed that the Administration indeed was considering whether to cut off talks. One possible outcome is that Washington will suspend, but not terminate, the dialogue. That distinction may mean little: the new Israeli government promises to be even less receptive to Secretary of State James Baker's Mideast peace plan than was its predecessor...