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Mandela backs armed struggle pause if SA opens talks
Nelson Mandela told Lord Bethell in a Mail interview that the ANC would halt armed struggle if the South African government legalized the party and began negotiations. He said talks could lead to a truce, but only if conditions include political recognition and negotiation. Mandela described prison life, supported some Soviet backing, and noted monthly visits with his wife Winnie.
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London
Nelson Mandela
South Africa
Black Independence Movement
African National Congress
Mandela
Lord Bethell
European Parliament
Mail
Bethell
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
P.W. Botha
Pollsmoor
Cape Town
Robben Island
ANC
Pretoria
Soviet Union
Fritz van Sittert
van Sittert
Winnie
Johannesburg