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The third of October 1986 was a momentous day in the history of the United States and also in the presidency of Ronald Reagan, one of the most popular United States presidents at home and abroad: both houses of Congress voted by significant majorities to override President Reagan’s veto and thereby enact into law the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (CAAA) of 1986 (H.R. 4868). The law was intended to express strong United States opposition to the apartheid regime of the White-controlled minority government of South Africa. In addition to imposing economic and trade sanctions on that country, the law sought to bring worldwide political and economic pressure on South Africa’s government with a view to creating a democratic, nonracial society there.
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Sethi, S.P., Williams, O.F. (2000). The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986. In: Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4491-3_11
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