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Jul 19, 1986 · The comment was prompted by the British Prime Minister's assertive stand on the issue of sanctions against South Africa, which, in the view of the Prime Minister's critics, combines a great deal ...
Nov 21, 2020 · Inside the scandal-scarred life of Margaret’s son. By. Isabel Vincent. Updated Nov. 21, 2020, 3:46 p.m. ET. The rotten apple of his mother's eye, Mark Thatcher traded on Margaret Thatcher's ...
Dec 30, 2016 · Mike Stephens/PA. Margaret Thatcher wooed the South African government with promises of a “Marshall Plan for southern Africa” and helped “save” the independence of Namibia, according to ...
May 1, 2015 · In particular, he argues that the campaigns for sanctions in Rhodesia and South Africa were misconceived and counterproductive. Above all, he credits Margaret Thatcher, reviled figure of the anti-apartheid movement and the political left, as being deeply committed to the release of Mandela and, by extension, to ending apartheid.
Jun 25, 2019 · Denis Thatcher’s casual racism and his links with apartheid are also well known, as is the Prime Minister’s racial attitudes. It is inconceivable that there were not UK companies and middlemen engaged in sanctions-busting, and it is known that the intelligence services of South Africa and the UK maintained a close relationship throughout ...
Jan 20, 2018 · Here, the entries begin with her views on apartheid-era South Africa… JUNE 20, 1986 One week before taking over as Permanent Under-Secretary from Sir Antony Acland, we were both invited to lunch ...
Dec 30, 2014 · Declassified papers reveal Thatcher’s mixed response to South Africa’s bloody 1985. Government records made public by the 30 year rule reveal Margaret Thatcher's diplomatic struggle with apartheid South Africa - arguing against sanctions, but in favour of the release of Nelson Mandela - during a year of bloodshed and dialogue for the region.
