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But the Apartheid regime in South Africa has collapsed, and so have (most) communist totalitarian regimes in Eastern Europe.
by misja 8y ago
But the Apartheid regime in South Africa has collapsed, and so have (most) communist totalitarian regimes in Eastern Europe.
- tomp 8y agoWas that because of trade sanctions, or because the regimes were (internally) unsustainable? (Honest question, I'm not old enough to know.)
- misja 8y agoThe first US Sanctions against South Africa took into effect in 1986, 5 years later the Apartheid system was ended. See e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Anti-Apartheid_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Anti-Apartheid_A...