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Date: 16 September, 1985

The six frontline states of Angola , Botswana , Mozambique , Tanzania , Zambia and Zimbabwe called on South Africa government to release Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. They urged the South African government to lift its ban on political parties such as the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). They also urged the United States and other European countries to increase their pressure on South Africa and push it towards negotiation with South Africa's liberation movements. The following year on 16 September, The European Economic Community (EEC) imposed sanctions against South Africa.

Source

Weekly Mail Reporter. (1985). " The Week That Was", Weekly Mail : Vol 6 no 34