Ian Smith on South Africa sporting boycott

Title

Ian Smith on South Africa sporting boycott

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

11 Oct 888

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:31

Description

Zimbabwean Leader of the Opposition, Ian Smith has described the sporting boycott of South Africa as a violation of the UN Convention and has attacked political leaders who he said were using the boycott for their own gain and were responsible for the growing power of the Right in South Africa. Elena Curti reports.

Contributors

Ian Smith; Elena Curti

Keywords

Politics; Sport; South Africa; Political protests; Apartheid; UN; Zimbabwe; Anti-apartheid movements; Protest movements

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