Blame for disagreement and turmoil?

Cards (7)

  • ANC; walked out of CODESA talks in May 1992 because of the violence, and MK active (they were working towards peace but Mandela was slow to renounce violence as he didn’t want to alienate radical young blacks) but it was the most peaceful - commited to negotiation and democracy
  • IFP (Inkatha); Boipatong, June 1992 (IFP members from migrant worker compounds killed 49 residents in this township), leader Buthelezi was desperate to retain power and was willing to make deals with Apartheid leader and commit terrible acts to other black people an did eventually participate in the election
  • De Klerk and NP government supporters; kept allowing Zulus to hold heir provocative cultural weapons even through the height of the violence and defunded state security council
  • Police as a “third-force”; helped Inkatha group commit violence - turning a blind eye or even providing transport and reports of men in no uniforms launching attacks from their unmarked vehicles - police? Taking part in violence
  • AWB; Attended pro-apartheid rally in September 1989, with a Nazi flag and swastika-like emblems, they shot down striking workers who went against the ruler of Bophuthatswana who tired to pull his people from the vote and stormed trade centre - were the talks were taking place and threatened war
  • Conservatives; refused to take part in the election but gave in later, not that significant - despite the group being critical truly dint hav that much support a demonstrated by the white referendum showed 70% of whites still supported the NP and reforms
  • PAC; Boycotted talk (refused to negotiate with whites), and were implicated in attacks in white rural areas (working on their own militant wing) but they were overshadowed by the ANC