The white-minority government declared itself a "republic" in 1970.
He accused the congress of attempting to monopolize political power and negotiate on its own with the white-minority Government.
South Africa's black miners began a strike with far-reaching implications for the nation's trade unions, its white-minority government and the price of gold.
The white-minority government made scattered concessions to nonwhites, but the basic dispute over the proper path of development remained.
But he also included a prayer for the leaders of South Africa's white-minority Government, and the congregation responded.
This month, the white-minority Government set up the mechanism to open a handful of other neighborhoods in South African cities to all races.
The white-minority Government in Pretoria is not capitulating; it has made a sober choice to pursue negotiations.
The African National Congress rejected the idea of the white-minority Government pardoning public officials.
Unapproved outdoor political gatherings are officially banned by the white-minority Government, and often broken up violently by the police.
Under the white-minority Government, South Africa's debt was unrated, and for years the nation was unable to borrow money at interest rates it could afford.