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Reagan vetoes the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986

President Reagan vetoed the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, rejecting a bill that would impose broad economic sanctions on South Africa to pressure an end to apartheid.

Reagan vetoes the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986

The veto exposed a sharp divide between the White House and Congress over how to confront apartheid and set up a major test of congressional authority over foreign-policy sanctions.

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