After extended negotiations, Mandela and other ANC leaders signed the Pretoria Minute with the government. The ANC agreed to suspend armed actions as part of a political settlement process, while the government undertook steps concerning political prisoners, returning exiles and repressive laws. Suspension was a strategic decision made amid continuing violence and did not mean that the conditions of apartheid or state force had disappeared.
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What did the ANC agree to in the Pretoria Minute?
The Pretoria Minute recorded the ANC’s suspension of armed actions.
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Explanation
The suspension was part of a negotiated process, not an end to apartheid.