Events Leading up to the Negotiations (Grade 12 NSC Matric History): Flashcards
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SA's condition in 1980s
SA's condition in 1980s
Severe decline, political violence, economic crisis, ungovernable
White fears about black majority govt
White fears about black majority govt
Would be communist, property seized, culture destroyed
Black concerns about negotiations
Black concerns about negotiations
Would be for show, real power would stay with whites
Year Botha offered to release Mandela
Year Botha offered to release Mandela
1985
Botha's condition for Mandela's release
Botha's condition for Mandela's release
ANC must renounce violence
Mandela's response to 1985 offer
Mandela's response to 1985 offer
Refused until govt removed apartheid policies
Year of State of Emergency prompting talks
Year of State of Emergency prompting talks
1986
Who Mandela consulted before requesting talks
Who Mandela consulted before requesting talks
No one - made decision independently
Mandela's view on negotiating with power imbalance
Mandela's view on negotiating with power imbalance
Cannot negotiate properly when one side holds all power
Problems from 1980s insurrection
Problems from 1980s insurrection
School disruption, mass detentions, police brutality, unrest