World IN BRIEF : ANGOLA : S. Africa Minister Is Persona Non Grata
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The government of Angola declared South African Foreign Minister Roelof F. (Pik) Botha persona non grata for allegedly giving support to the UNITA rebel group as tension continued to be high across the country. The government said Botha could visit Angola only if invited because Pretoria had supplied logistic aid to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) in a recent flare-up of the conflict with government forces.
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