Black South Africans against Apartheid: A Continuing Struggle.
Abstract
The Republic of South Africa, the most economically and militarily prominent nation in the southern portion of the African continent, has become geo-politically significant in the international arena. Sitting astride key international East-West trade routes, its strategic location at the southwest periphery of the Indian Ocean has caused it to be of major importance to those nations relying upon the Middle East oil reserves. Additionally, the constantly increasing military sphere of influence of the Soviet Union within the Indian Ocean area has caused the strategic import of the Republic to increasingly occupy the attentions of the United States. The political significance of South Africa lies in the system of government its ruling white minority population employs. Apartheid, a policy intended to assure complete and separate development for different races within the Republic, has been opposed by black South Africans since its inception. How the South African government reacts to the increasing opposition of the country's 18 million non-white inhabitants will determine its future as a viable partner of the world's leading nations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA065635
Entities
People
- Walter F. Merrick Ii