H.R.5690 - To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief fo Sponsor: Howard Berman / 110th Congress

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110th Congress - To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. hidemore...
Summary
To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Congress late on Terrorist classification by Joey Nolan, May 8, 2008 (8:55am)

Would take members of the ANC off the Terrorist watch list. By law the United States has to consider the now ruling government of South Africa a Terrorist Organization, because of their rebel opposition to apartheid. H.R. 5593 would remove them from this list. This action should have been taken at the very least fifteen years ago.

Nelson Mandela by Joey Nolan, May 9, 2008 (5:42am)

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has recently said the the fact that Nelson Mandela is on the terrorist watch list is as “an embarrassment”