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A state of crisis... solved?
By 1985 South Africa was in a state of crisis. South Africa’s townships had become ungovernable an the world watched nightly as troops and police beat up and shot unarmed blacks. The Commonwealth condemned the government. America and Australia severed air links. The US Congress passed the Anti-Apartheid Act, which promoted disinvestment. Over the next two years, 90 US firms closed their South African operations. In 1986 Botha declared a State of Emergency and unleashed even more tyranny and violence.
Finally, in 1989, while Botha was weakened by a stroke, his party colleagues moved and forced him to resign, replacing him with F W de Klerk. While de Klerk was still opposed to majority rule, he was forced to deal with the many problems he inherited from Botha. Under threat of continued US sanctions, de Klerk agreed to release Mandela and allow free political activity. Opposition groubs such as the ANC were unbanned.
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now they live happily ever after?