UN General Assembly
1986

I should like to take this opportunity to recall that Angola, as an independent and sovereign State, cannot accept the use of false and distorted representations of the real situation that exists in my country to justify attempts at interference and make false accusations against us of secret motives that my country has always rejected and fought against. My Government does not accept that type of policy, and I must reaffirm that in Angola, it is the Angolans themselves -and only they - who decide their own destiny. The frequent declaration by the United States that Angola is governed by an anti-people and repressive regime is simply a blatant falsehood and an act of interference in the internal affairs of the Angolan Government. The truth of the matter is that facts themselves give the lie to such statements and demonstrate the true situation. The truth is that for over 10 years, Angola has suffered acts of aggression committed by the racist regime of South Africa, as a result of the help