ABSTRACT
An examination of the key statements made by some Swedish government and non-government officials reveals that the Swedes took exception to South Africa's Apartheid system. The white minority rule, which was maintained in terms of races and on the massive exploitation of the blacks, was condemned in harsh language by the Swedes. Beginning with the 1960s, Apartheid received thorough criticisms from Swedish officials both in Sweden and the United Nations (UN). In a 1975 report written by a study delegation of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) and the Central Organization of Salaried Employees in Sweden (TCO) that toured South Africa, it was emphasized that these movements strongly detested Apartheid and the social system in South Africa. This chapter concludes with a brief discussion of how Sweden is governed at the national level for those readers who may not be familiar with the way national political decisions are made in the country.
