Edited sentence: "  He also opposed unilateral sanctions against communist Cuba, and later in his career he would support multilateral sanctions against Iraq.'s birthday a national holiday, and again voted with the majority in 1983 when the measure passed.Among the many votes he cast during his tenure in the House, he voted in 1979 with the majority against making Dr.Appearing on CNN during the  Presidential campaign in 2000, Cheney addressed criticism for this, saying he opposed the resolution because the ANC "at the time was viewed as a terrorist organization and had a number of interests that were fundamentally inimical to the United States.As a Wyoming representative, he was also known for his vigorous advocacy of the state's petroleum and coal businesses.Department of Education, citing his concern over budget deficits and expansion of the federal government.He also believed it to be an encroachment to state´s rights.He voted against the creation of the U.However the comparison to Cuba is not exactly apt, as the European Community had voted to place limited sanctions upon South Africa in 1986.In 1986, Cheney, along with 145 Republicans and 31 Democrats, voted against a nonbinding Congressional resolution calling on the South African government to release Nelson Mandela from prison, after the majority Democrats defeated proposed amendments to the language that would have required Mandela to renounce violence sponsored by the ANC and requiring the ANC to oust the Communist faction from leadership.In 1986, after President Reagan vetoed a bill to impose economic sanctions against South Africa for its official policy of apartheid, Cheney was one of 83 Representatives who voted against overriding the veto.In later years, Cheney articulated his opposition to "unilateral sanctions," against many different countries, stating "they almost never work.Martin Luther King, Jr.The federal building in Casper, a regional center of the oil and coal business, was named the "Dick Cheney Federal Building" for him.The resolution was defeated