Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986

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The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 was a landmark U.S. law that imposed economic sanctions on South Africa to pressure an end to its apartheid system, notably passed by Congress over President Ronald Reagan’s veto.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
sanctions legislation ⓘ
appliesTo South Africa ⓘ
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1986 ⓘ
October 1986 ⓘ
effect contributed to South Africa’s eventual dismantling of apartheid ⓘ
increased international pressure on South Africa ⓘ
historicalContext Cold War ⓘ
global anti-apartheid movement ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
language English ⓘ
legalForm statute ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
mainSubject apartheid ⓘ
economic sanctions ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
notableFeature enacted by overriding a presidential veto ⓘ
one of the first major U.S. laws to impose comprehensive sanctions on South Africa ⓘ
symbolic support for the anti-apartheid struggle ⓘ
officeHolderVeto President of the United States ⓘ
overrideRequiredMajority two-thirds majority in each chamber ⓘ
policyTool economic sanctions ⓘ
financial sanctions ⓘ
investment restrictions ⓘ
restrictions on air links with South Africa ⓘ
restrictions on exports to South Africa ⓘ
restrictions on imports from South Africa ⓘ
restrictions on new loans to South Africa ⓘ
restrictions on nuclear cooperation with South Africa ⓘ
trade restrictions ⓘ
politicalContext Reagan administration foreign policy debates ⓘ
U.S. congressional opposition to constructive engagement with South Africa ⓘ
purpose to impose economic sanctions on South Africa ⓘ
to pressure the South African government to end apartheid ⓘ
to promote human rights and racial equality in South Africa ⓘ
relatedTo Nelson Mandela ⓘ
United States–South Africa relations ⓘ
apartheid in South Africa ⓘ
shortName Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986
signedBy United States Congress ⓘ
surface form: United States Congress (over veto)
target apartheid regime in South Africa ⓘ
targetGovernment Government of South Africa ⓘ
title Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 self-link ⓘ
vetoedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
vetoOverridden true ⓘ
vetoType regular veto ⓘ

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99th United States Congress → enacted → Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 ⓘ
Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 → title → Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 self-link ⓘ
Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 → shortName → Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986
anti-apartheid movement → influencedPolicy → Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 ⓘ
this entity surface form: US Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986
Ron Dellums → notableWork → Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 ⓘ
United States–South Africa relations → wasAffectedBy → Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 ⓘ