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It just seems kind of strange. South Africa managed to survive international sanctions for decades, and maintain a relatively high standard of living for it's white population at that. How is it that they suddenly began buckling in the 1980s?

Was it even because of sanctions, or because F.W. de Klerk was a courageous leader who knew what had to be done and began systematically dismantling apartheid? If De Clerk hadn't begun demolishing it, would apartheid still be around?
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