Yes, sanctions were helpful. But they would not have been sufficient if there were not a strong indigenous democratic movement in South Africa. Until you have that in Nigeria, sanctions will not help.
Mandela emphasized the importance of a strong democratic movement for effective sanctions.
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He did not make any of his reforms with the intention of putting himself out of power. He made them for precisely the opposite reason: to ensure power for the Afrikaner in a new dispensation.
I am happy to know you. I hope that one day we shall have the opportunity to discuss the affairs of our country.
I want everybody to come to the table, everybody to be a part of the new South Africa, everybody to vote.