Margaret Thatcher visits Southern Africa

Title

Margaret Thatcher visits Southern Africa

Genre

News report

TX Date

29 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:51

Description

Sean Johnson reports on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Southern Africa: how it is being monitored in South Africa; the support of Thatcher by the government-funded South African Broadcasting Corporation; her talks with Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe and Mozambique’s President Joaquim Chissano; two incidents that have marred the visit.

Contributors

Sean Johnson

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; South Africa; UK; Robert Mugabe; International relations; Economic sanctions; Zimbabwe; State visits; Presidents; Africa; Mozambique; Meetings; Joaquim Chissano

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