The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young, paid a two day visit to South Africa at the invitation of mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer. On his visit, Young met Soweto student leaders, Black and White community leaders and newspaper editors. He also addressed a business dinner. Young maintained that economic pressure could bring about radical changes in South Africa.
eventREF E-0012307Revised
21 May 1977
US ambassador Andrew Young visits SA
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). US ambassador Andrew Young visits SA. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012307
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