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Apartheid Era
In a speech in Washington D.C., Bishop Desmond Tutu described U.S. engagement with South Africa as “an abomination,” going on to describe Reagan’s close ties to the Pretoria régime as “immoral, evil and totally un-Christian.” Reagan had previously attempted to veto a congressional motion calling for the release of Nelson Mandela.

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Apartheid Era
The Apartheid Era began under the rule of the National Party which was elected into power 1948. It is argued that the election results were driven by the fear of South Africa falling to Communism. During this time, the United States was entering into the Cold war which altered their foreign relations, including their relations with South Africa.

More new Work Apartheid Era[edit source] The Apartheid(see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid) Era began under the rule of the National Party (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa))  which was elected into power 1948. Throughout the Apartheid Era, United States foreign policy was heavily influenced by the Cold War. During the early period of apartheid in South Africa, the United States maintained friendly relations with South Africa, which may be attributed to the anti-communist ideals held by the National Party (Thomson, Alex. U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Apartheid South Africa 1948-1994: Conflict of Interests. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. 5) (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The Political Situation in the Union of South Africa, (N.p.: FOIA Electronic Reading Room, January 31, 1949), 2, https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-01617A003400010006-7.pdf. ) However, following the Sharpeville Massacre (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpeville_massacre ), the United States relations with South Africa began to undergo changes. (Herbst, Jeffrey. "Analyzing Apartheid: How Accurate Were US Intelligence Estimates of South Africa, 1948-94?" African Affairs102, no. 406 (2003): 81-107. http://www.jstor.org.pointloma.idm.oclc.org/stable/3518397.96.) In 1964, the United States began taking political action against the apartheid by cooperating with the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, voluntarily placing an arms embargo on South Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_181 ) (Thomson, Alex. U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Apartheid South Africa 1948-1994: Conflict of Interests. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. 3).