To the Editor: The credibility of the U.S. campaign for democracy in the Third World is being tested by failing to recognize the elected government of Angola.

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Creator

Jean Sindab; David Wiley; Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

April 13, 1993

Type of Item

Correspondence

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Copy of a letter to the Editor of The New York Times from co-chairs of ACAS, Jean Sindab and David Wiley. Sindab and Wiley say the credibility of the U.S. campaign for democracy in the Third World is being tested by failing to recognize the elected government of Angola. For 15 years, the CIA has empowered and sustained Jonas Savimbi's UNITA with more than one billion dollars alongside support from South Africa. With U.S. and U.N. inaction, Savimbi has chosen to reject the results of the elections we demanded of Angola. He continues a brutal civil war with its campaign of terror against civilians, which has created the largest limbless population in the world and an estimated two million...

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Publisher

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Organization

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Coverage Africa

Angola
South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of several co-chairs of the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars.

Collection

Private collection of David Wiley and Christine Root