Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act
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Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (H.R. 4868) was passed in the United States in 1986 in reaction to the plight of blacks in South Africa and demanded the end of Apartheid. The legislation called for sanctions against South Africa and stated preconditions for lifting the sanctions, including establishing a timetable for the elimination of apartheid laws and the release of Nelson Mandela.
The act also required various US departments and agencies to suppress funds and assistance to the then pro-apartheid government.
President Ronald Reagan attempted to veto the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, but was overridden by Congress. This override marked the first time in the 20th century that a president had a foreign policy veto overridden.
