AFST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Siad Barre, Mpla, Negotiations To End Apartheid In South Africa
30 Nov 2016
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Angolan independence from portugal, november 1975 (one of the last) Civil war breaks between two main parties, mpla (backed by ussr and cuba) and. Unita (backed by us, apartheid south africa, and israel) Cuba launches large scale military intervention in support of mpla. 1960"s ethiopia ruled by dictator, economy decreases. 1974 marxist rebels overthrow selassie, ussr begins backing ethiopia. Ussr, cuba provide military assistance to ethiopia. 1991 barre overthrown, civil war results, somali state ends, no more under 1 leader. 1990 f. w de klerk lifts ban on anc, mandela released from prison. Anc lead violence in apartheid, most popular party. 1980"s pressure put on south africa apartheid state. 1991-1992 codesa meets to draft a new constitution. April 27, 1994, peaceful elections win the anc a resounding victory. April 6th, 1994 plane carrying rwandan and burundian presidents is shot down. 1967 president nyerere publishes the arusha declaration, stressing the need for development based on african socialism.
