Boycotted South African events.
Republic of South Africa was the only country that had apartheid, so that must be the one you mean.
28 African and Middle Eastern countries boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of New Zealand's participation in the Games. These countries were protesting the New Zealand rugby team who played matches with the team from South Africa and South Africa had been banned from the Olympics because of their apartheid policies. Boycotting countries: Algeria Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guyana Iraq Kenya Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Morocco Niger Nigeria Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Upper Volta Zambia
The Soviet Union no longer provided aid and weapons to African countries
African countries no longer received Soviet aid and weaponsAfrica wasn't an issue during the cold war; they had their own problems...called APARTHEID.
The 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal were significantly impacted by African nations, as 29 countries boycotted the Games in protest against New Zealand's participation. This boycott was a response to New Zealand's rugby team's tour of apartheid-era South Africa, which many African nations viewed as endorsing the racist regime. The absence of these nations diminished the overall competitiveness of the Games and highlighted the global tensions surrounding apartheid, drawing international attention to the issues of racial injustice and colonialism. The boycott underscored the solidarity among African nations against oppression and set a precedent for political activism in sports.
1970
African countries no longer received Soviet aid and weaponsAfrica wasn't an issue during the cold war; they had their own problems...called APARTHEID.
African countries no longer received Soviet aid and weaponsAfrica wasn't an issue during the cold war; they had their own problems...called APARTHEID.
Nelson Mandela is the former South African president who started dismantling the Apartheid system.
1976 Montreal by several African countries, 1980 Moscow by many countries led by the USA in protest of USSR war in Afghanistan, and in Los Angeles 1984 by several communist countries led by USSR as retaliation for 1980.
The 28 African countries boycotted the 1976 Summer Games due to the inclusion of New Zealand in the Games after New Zealand played South Africa in rugby. South Africa had been banned from the Olympics since 1964 due to its apartheid policy and the African countries believed that New Zealand should also be banned for continuing to play South Africa in international sport. When the IOC refused to ban New Zealand, the African countries boycotted.