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The weapons and vehicles with which the apartheid regime gunned down over 170 South African school children in #Soweto 1976 came from West Germany.
East Germany (the #DDR), on the other hand, had been a leading supporter of the anti-apartheid struggle. A very brief thread:
East Germany (the #DDR), on the other hand, had been a leading supporter of the anti-apartheid struggle. A very brief thread:
The apartheid troops that were deployed to suppress the #sowetouprising drove trucks made by the West German Mercedes-Benz corporation. Their weapons had been delivered by West Germany, which maintained close relations with the apartheid regime until the very end.
We recently interviewed the anti-apartheid militant Ronnie Kasrils, who recounted his experiences & impression of the socialist states' solidarity with the ANC.
Kasrils was 1 of hundreds of anti-apartheid militants to receive military training in the #DDR.
ifddr.org/en/interview-r…
Kasrils was 1 of hundreds of anti-apartheid militants to receive military training in the #DDR.
ifddr.org/en/interview-r…
