Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act

Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986

Long title	An Act to prohibit loans to, other investments in, and certain other activities with respect to, South Africa, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986
Enacted by	the 98th United States Congress
Effective	October 2, 1986
Citations
Public law	99-440
Statutes at Large	100 Stat. 1086
Codification
Titles amended	22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created	22 U.S.C. ch. 60 § 5001 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 4868 by William H. Gray III (D–PA) on May 21, 1986 Committee consideration by House Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House Foreign Affairs, House Public Works and Transportation, House Ways and Means, House Rules Passed the House on June 18, 1986 (voice vote) Passed the Senate on August 15, 1986 (84-14, in lieu of S. 2701) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on September 12, 1986 (310-79) Vetoed by President Ronald Reagan on September 26, 1986 Overridden by the House on September 29, 1986 (315-84) Overridden by the Senate and became law on October 2, 1986 (78-21)

International opposition to apartheid in South Africa
Anti-apartheid protest in Amsterdam, 1988
Campaigns Academic boycott Sporting boycott Disinvestment Constructive engagement Free South Africa Movement International anti-apartheid music International sanctions Milton King boycotts
Instruments and legislation 1962 UN Resolution 1761 1973 Crime of Apartheid Convention 1977 Gleneagles Agreement 1977 Sullivan principles 1986 Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act
Organisations Anti-Apartheid Movement Artists United Against Apartheid Commonwealth of Nations Halt All Racist Tours Organisation of African Unity TransAfrica UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Conferences 1964 Conference for Economic Sanctions 1978 World Conference against Racism
UN Security Council Resolutions Resolution 134 (Sharpeville massacre) Resolution 181 (voluntary arms embargo) Resolution 191 (sanctions feasibility) Resolution 282 (arms embargo strengthening) Resolution 418 (mandatory arms embargo) Resolution 435 (South-West Africa ceasefire) Resolution 591 (arms embargo strengthening)
Other aspects Elimination of Racism Day "Biko" (song) Activists Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Equity television programming ban Rugby union and apartheid
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The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986^[1] was a law enacted by the United States Congress. The law imposed sanctions against South Africa and stated five preconditions for lifting the sanctions that would essentially end the system of apartheid, which the latter was under at the time. Most of the sanctions were repealed in July 1991, after South Africa took steps towards meeting the preconditions of the act, with the final vestiges of the act being repealed in November 1993.