Sonny Ramphal on Commonwealth Games

Title

Sonny Ramphal on Commonwealth Games

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Jul 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Shridath (or Sonny) Ramphal, Commonwealth Secretary-General on whether the Commonwealth Games can be saved. He talks about the protest the nations are making, the possibility of compromise, how Britain will need to change its stance on sanctions, whether he has spoken to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher directly, his views on Thatcher, how big a role the Queen has to play in this conflict, and whether the Commonwealth could split over this. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Shridath Ramphal

Keywords

Sport; Sports competitions; Margaret Thatcher; South Africa; Apartheid; Queen Elizabeth II; Commonwealth of Nations; Commonwealth games

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