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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