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1
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1984

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Free Nelson Mandela Song by The Specials

2
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1985

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US Chase Manhattan Bank and Barclays pulled out

followed by others like ESSO

3
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US passed

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Anti-Apartheid Act to encourage economic disengagement

4
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Thatcher

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claimed that sanctions would hurt blacks, but her real reason was her interest in big businesses

5
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1986

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Eminent Persons Group from Commonwealth visited SA and recommended further change

US and ECC imposed further sanctions

6
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economy was

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crumbling - led to high unemployment

1987 - 25% of blacks unemployed

7
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1988

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UN again demanded the released of Mandela

8
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Free Nelson Mandela Concert

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broadcasted to 67 countries

600 million watching

9
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Hyde Park

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rally on 17th July 1988

1/4 million went

10
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strikes

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over 300 strikes in 1984 which was a blow to Botha’s government as it affected local and international capital

11
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tri-cameral government

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led to uprisings in townships in 1984

12
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UDF created the

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‘Don’t Vote Campaign’ - successful as only 30% of coloured and 20% of Indians voted

13
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International Olympic Committee

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made a declaration against ‘apartheid in sport’ in 1988

total isolation of apartheid sport

14
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golf world cup

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of 1981 was cancelled as SA was due to be there

15
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Lions tour

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in 1986 was cancelled, but the SA team still played matches in Cardiff and London

16
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Rugby World Cup

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SA was excluded from it in 1987 and 1991

17
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Anti-Apartheid Movement

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launched films, encouraged people send postcards to Mandela and hosted talks by speakers like Oliver Tambo