Reaction to Nelson Mandela calling for talks with IRA

Title

Reaction to Nelson Mandela calling for talks with IRA

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

3 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:39

Description

Anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela has been criticised ahead of his meeting with UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher for comments suggesting Britain should hold peace talks with the IRA. Journalist Benjamin Pogrund feels this will not influence Mandela’s talks on sanctions with Thatcher. Aziz Pahad also denies Conservative MP, Andrew Hunter’s claims of links between the ANC and the IRA. Labour leader Neil Kinnock and Conservative MP Ivor Stanbrook also comment. Stephanie West reports.

Contributors

Benjamin Pogrund; Neil Kinnock; Ivor Stanbrook; Stephanie West; Nelson Mandela; Aziz Pahad

Keywords

Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; South Africa; UK; Apartheid; Terrorists; IRA; Economic sanctions; Prime ministers; Peacemaking; Foreign policy; Peacebuilding; ANC; Meetings; Nelson Mandela; Ivor Stanbrook; Andrew Hunter

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