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Murtala's Addis Ababa speech strengthens anti-apartheid posture

Murtala Muhammed used continental diplomacy to defend Nigeria's Angola policy and criticize external interference in Africa.

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January 1976

Murtala's Addis Ababa speech strengthens anti-apartheid posture

Murtala Muhammed used continental diplomacy to defend Nigeria's Angola policy and criticize external interference in Africa.

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Murtala Muhammed used continental diplomacy to defend Nigeria's Angola policy and criticize external interference in Africa. The speech became associated with assertive Nigerian foreign policy.

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