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Bill Clinton: Well, I want to make a couple of points on it. It does appear that he has left Kinshasa. The United States position is…

On the recordMay 16, 1997
Well, I want to make a couple of points on it. It does appear that he has left Kinshasa. The United States position is clear: We want to see a transition to a genuine democracy. The second point I want to make is that President Mandela of South Africa has done a superb job of exercising leadership in this area, and the United States is supporting him and his efforts. And I want the whole world to get behind the leadership that Nelson Mandela is showing there and to do what we can to support Africa in taking one of the largest and most important nations in Africa and promoting a democratic transition. That is what I think is important. Thank you very much.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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