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Gregory Meeks: “It took from 1994 to 2008 to even get Nelson Mandela off the…”

Featuring: Gregory Meeks, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 5th Congressional District

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In fact, it was the last country to join to sanction South Africa. After the rest of the world had done it. The last one, Nelson Mandela, became president of South Africa in 1994. Yet It took from 1994 to 2008 to even get Nelson Mandela off the terrorist list in the United States. We've got a lot of work to do to make up to South Africa for our awful behavior. (43:30–43:42)

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Asserts that Nelson Mandela remained on the U.S. terrorist list until 2008.

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