Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions

Title
Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions
Genre
Interview
TX Date
26 Oct 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:04:07
Description
Political editor Peter Murphy interviews Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Kuala Lumpur following her rebel stand at the Commonwealth conference in Malaysia, where she issued a statement opposing economic sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa and in breach of the official communique. Thatcher defends her actions and denounces the reaction of the other heads of government, including Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe.
Contributors
Margaret Thatcher; Peter Murphy
Keywords
South Africa; Robert Mugabe; Apartheid; International relations; Conferences; Economic sanctions; Commonwealth of Nations; Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur

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