Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule of Southern Africa

James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin and L. Alexander Green
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James K. Sebenius: Harvard University
R. Nicholas Burns: Harvard University
Robert H. Mnookin: Harvard University
L. Alexander Green: Harvard University

Working Paper Series from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government

Abstract: In 1976, United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger conducted a series of intricate, multiparty negotiations in Southern Africa to persuade white Rhodesian leader Ian Smith to accede to black majority rule. Conducted near the end of President Gerald Ford's term in office, against substantial U.S. domestic opposition, Kissinger's efforts culminated in Smith's public announcement that he would accept majority rule within two years. This set the stage for the later Lancaster House negotiations which resulted in the actual transition to black majority rule. The account in this working paper carefully describes--but does not analyze nor draw lessons from--these challenging negotiations. Forthcoming papers will provide analysis and derive general insights from Kissinger's negotiations to end white minority rule in Rhodesia.

Date: 2016-12
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