Louna-Aafrika poliitajalugu, South Africa
supporting of Angola's UNITA rebels, and
attempting to.
undermine SWAPO, adding to the growing
government appreciation of
International Clear decline of the Soviet Union in the late1980s, culminating in its collapse with Eastern European uprisings and the
Political Factors destruction of the Berlin Wall. United States took more interest in democratisation in South Africa, as the ANC was no
longer perceived as a communist threat. When de Klerk came to power, the USA told him that within a year he must end
the state of emergency, lift the ban on the liberation movement and release all political prisoners.