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The Real History Behind Pw Botha’s 15 August 1985 Rubicon Speech
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The Real History Behind Pw Botha’s 15 August 1985 Rubicon Speech

This article reveals the real history behind PW Botha’s 15 August 1985 Rubicon Speech. Because of the catastrophic consequences that flowed from it, it is important to understand the amount of dysfunction and discord in the South African government’s strategic decision-making at that time, as cause for the debacle.