Jimmy Carter's Policy on South Africa

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Jimmy carter took office in 19 77 wanting to push rhodesia toward majority rule, help achieve independence for nimibia and promote a gradual transformation of south african society. But he prioritised the removal of cuban troops from angola above all else. Why did his promise of change end up being just more business as usual? He started with a policy oll asimots ondion,. several fronds rhe established atic relations with cub established diplomatic relations with angal fogos, an amiba, south africa and rhodisia.

The second of Dan’s two-part interview with Piero Gleijeses on his book Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976–1991. This is the story of Cuba’s military defense of the Angolan government against a US and South Africa-backed effort to overthrow the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). The future of the entire region was on the line—including the fate of apartheid in South Africa and of Namibia, then a South African colony. Learn Southern African geography by studying these maps: thedigradio.com/visions-of-freedom-maps Support The Dig with money at Patreon.com/TheDig and receive our weekly newsletter.