European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars stripes thursday August 9,1990 ends 29-year guerrilla War Pretoria South Africa apr the african National Congress tuesday announced it is ending its 29-year guerrilla Campaign suspending All military action Clearing the Way for full Seale talks on ending White minority Rule. Anc Leader Nelson Mandela said his organization was making every Effort to notify supporters to immediately end All armed action against the government the two sides pledged after 16 hours of talks to work together to counter growing political violence that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent months a the Way is now open to proceed toward negotiations on a new Constitution a a joint statement by the two sides declared. Police tuesday said at least 15 Blacks had been killed in scattered factional fighting around the country since sunday. The dead included ii killed in Kogiso outside Johannesburg in a Power struggle Between Anc supporters inkatha the conservative Zulu political movement police said. The Independent South african press association said Kogiso was tense but quiet tuesday with police patrols deployed in Force in the area. President . De Klerk who announced the cease fire with Mandela after the talks hailed the breakthrough saying a we think what has happened today forms an important turning the two leaders looked tired but pleased As they announced the agreement in the Early morning hours. A in the interest of moving As speedily As possible toward a negotiated peaceful political settlement in the context of the agreement reached the Anc announced it. Was now suspending All armed actions with immediate effect a said a joint statement released by the Anc the government. Mandela said the Anc would halt the infiltration of guerrillas arms from neighbouring countries. A we Hope that we will be Able to communicate with our people inform them of what we have decided a he said. Mandela the Anc now face a major test of their leadership to see if Blacks especially militant youths in South african president . De Klerk left african National Congress vice president Nelson Mandela announce the Ancus decision to suspend its guerrilla Campaign against the government. Black townships observe the Call for a cease fire. Some critics fear the Anc has Little actual control at the grass roots level violence will continue since Many Young Blacks oppose a peaceful settlement. Immediate reaction to the Anc announcement was glowing. Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu a leading anti apartheid activist said a a it a tremendous news. We want to commend the Anc very warmly for its actions a but Tutu echoed warnings from Anc leaders that the government must act to curb the police ensure that the Law is administered fairly. Anc leaders contend the police oppose Reform continue to persecute opposition groups. Tutu said a we must warn the South african government very sharply that if it Cloes not act very firmly indeed to bring the police under control then it will wreck the prospects of a negotiated caretaker pakistani government sworn in after constitutional Coupe Islamabad Pakistan apr an army backed caretaker government with sweeping emergency Powers consolidated control tuesday after Binazir Bhutto s administration was dismissed in what one Diplomat called a a constitutional a exercising his constitutional Power. President thu am Ishaq Khan abruptly dismissed prime minister Bhutto s government monday dissolved the National Assembly the lawmaking lower House of parliament. A corruption nepotism in the Federal government has reached such proportions that the people have lost Faith in the government the president said in a statement. Ishaq Khan set new elections for oct. 24 declared a slate of emergency saying National Security was a threatened by exp real aggression by internal the president did Ivr elaborate but his statement Likely referred to Hub. Tensions with neighbouring India ethnic violence m Bhutto a Home province of Singh that has left hundreds dead. Opposition Leader Mustafa Jatoi was sworn in As acting prime minister monday. Most of those attending the ceremony were members of the military High command. Sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said the pakistani army strongly supported Ishaq Khan s move. They said the army had become increasingly impatient with Bhutto s unwillingness to find a political solution to the ethnic violence her perceived meddling m military Afla is. A army Chick of Statt c Ion. Suva Aslam beg said the military which has ruled the country Tor 25 years of its 43-Veur his Lon. Hud no intention of set me Power. A we Are not going to gel involved in politics a beg said. Bhutto 37, said in a statement before leaving for her Home in the Southern port City of Karachi that the president s action was a arbitrary illegal but she said she did not believe the president had betrayed her. A other forces wanted me out a a subdued Bhutto told a news conference. The presidents decision caught members of Bhutto a government by Surprise but opponents said the president started drafting the order two months ago. A she has no a body to blame but herself. She had plenty of said Abida Hussein a former lawmaker one of Bhutto a most outspoken critics. A this was a kind of constitutional coup staged while world attention was focused on the events of Kuwait Iraq Quot said one Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity. A but something had to be done. If things had continued the Only ultimate solution would have been martial shortly after Ishaq Khan dissolved the government the army Iohp control of the stale run television network the Telephone Telegraph Exchange. Soldiers were deployed throughout the capital. Emergency Rule valid for up to four months allows the president the caretaker government to suspend individual lights civilian courts to make Laws. Bhutto world today to japanese company to Start new Chip firm Kobe Japan up a Kobe steel Ltd. And Texas instruments inc. Monday said they would Start manufacturing computer chips in 1992 at a $367 million Plant to be built in Japan. The companies said the new firm kit semiconductor Ltd., would build a factory in Nishiwaki in Hyogo prefecture. Construction is slated to begin next Spring with completion scheduled for 1992. The facility will employ about 300 workers produce 16,000 6-Inch wafers a month the companies said. Shizuka Ukita former general manager of Kobe a systems engineering department will serve As president of the new venture. Shin Shkura a director of Texas instruments Japan Ltd. Has been named vice president of kit semiconductor the companies plans to launch tabloid in East Germany Berlin apr publisher Robert Murdoch is trying to launch a tabloid in East Germany a West German newsmagazine has reported. The weekly newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported in its latest edition monday that West German publisher Hubert Burda has signed a letter of intent to Start the new tabloid. The Magazine quotes sources close to Burda As saying that both publishers Are eager to Start a tabloid newspaper in East Germany to compete with the tabloid Bild which has seen daily sales in East Germany jump from Zero late last year to 1.1 million copies.40.000 figurines found at burial site in China Quot Beijing apr archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old burial site containing 40.000 pottery figurines More than five times the number of Terra Cotta warriors found earlier in the ancient capital of Xian a report said. The newly discovered site also in Xian the provincial capital of shaan i dates Back to the Han dynasty 220 . To . 206the Xinmin evening news of Shanghai president names new vice president Harare Zimbabwe up a former opposition Leader Joshua Nkomo reached the Pinnacle of his 50-year nationalist career monday when president Robert Mugabe appointed him As one of Zimbabwe a two state vice presidents. The smiling 300-Pound Nkomo 73, made no statement at the swearing in ceremony at which he was ceremonially afforded equal state rank with longtime Mugabe lieutenant vice president Simon Guzenda. In making the appointment Mugabe was in effect setting the Seal on his 1987 Unity pact with Nkomo in which they agreed to merge their two parties end several years of bitter often Violet Post rivalry. The new Post was created through an amendment to the Zimbabwe Constitution but carries Little or no Power. It is expected that when Mugabe is out of the country the two vice presidents will share the acting presidential dancers husband decides not to defect Madrid Spain apr the husband of a top cuban Ballerina who sought Asylum Here Over the weekend went Back on his decision monday flew Home to Havana a cuban embassy spokeswoman said Alfredo Rodriguez his wife cuban National Ballet Star Dagmar Mora Dileo both sought Asylum during a Spanish Lour of the company. Rodriguez 42, the troupe s lighting designer returned to Havana via Mexico City aboard a Cuba a de aviation Airliner monday afternoon said the spokeswoman who declined to be identified. The 29-year-old dancer was a a devastated by her husbands decision said Man Paz Martinez Nieto president of the european coalition for human rights in Cuba a private group that helps cuban defectors in spam
