91热爆 World Service - Not so Long Ago, South Africa leaves the Commonwealth

South Africa leaves the Commonwealth

Not so Long Ago

What happened when Prime Minister Verwoerd withdrew South Africa from the Commonwealth in 1961 in defence of apartheid.

25 February 1987

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28 minutes

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