Soviet Union 1991

(Fourth update)

When De Klerk heard the news of the coup, he was at a loss for a moment. He did not expect that the strong pressure on the right-wing parties would lead them to take risks and launch a rebellion, especially at such a critical moment of reform.

When De Klerk was elected president in 1989, the 41-year apartheid policy implemented by the National Party of South Africa had intensified the confrontation between blacks and whites to the point where it could not be suppressed. Violent resistance broke out one after another, and the military, police and prison expenses to suppress blacks accounted for 30% of the total government expenditure. The international community also strongly condemned South Africa's inhumane racial system and imposed economic sanctions on it. In such a situation, De Klerk had to make changes, and because he chose to make changes, the hat of white traitor was destined to be covered on his head and could never be taken off.

If Mandela is the South African version of Gorbachev, then De Klerk can be said to be the leader of the South African regime who was forced to open Pandora's box. On the one hand, he had to negotiate with the increasingly radical African black political parties, and on the other hand, he had to appease the right-wing parties that had sacrificed their interests. Even Conservative Party leader Quillouni had said before, "De Klerk has no power to represent the five million white people in South Africa, nor does he have the power to negotiate with the black people in South Africa." He also said that as long as he was still alive, the South African Conservative Party would not give up the struggle.

And now Quillouni has indeed done this, colluding with the right-wing forces in the South African army to jointly launch a rebellion, starting from the Free State and preparing to spread to the whole of South Africa. Since the successful rebellion, some sporadic troops have demonstrated and rebelled.

This military unrest started in the Free State. Some of the South African troops unilaterally declared that the country had entered a state of emergency. De Klerk's reforms had failed, and the government tried to lead South Africa into the abyss. They did this only for the stability and unity of South Africa.

As early as the end of 1992, some right-wing active troops in the South African government had been illegally stockpiling weapons in South Africa and abroad, and then provided arms and assistance to certain members of the Inkatha Freedom Party, and participated in inciting and carrying out violence, discrediting the ANC, and secretly undermining the negotiation process. The South African National Defense Force was also accused of engaging in appalling biological and chemical warfare and testing activities.

The criminal activities of Querouni, the mastermind behind the scenes, had clear political purposes. They strongly opposed the radical shift advocated by the new president. They considered the weak de Klerk to be a "traitor". In their view, the lifting of the ban on the ANC and the South African Communist Party, the release of Mandela, the initiation of peace talks, the termination of secret operations, the dissolution of the national security management system and the lifting of the national state of emergency were all compromises with the dark forces. Therefore, they incited violent conflicts between different races and created a general antagonistic mood. The purpose was to prevent reforms that harmed their interests.

So when the rebellious army quickly took control of the entire Free State, they carried out a series of military purges within the country. Important members of the African National Congress were arrested and declared to be the country's parasites, and were shot on the street for treason. At the same time, the angry Boers pointed their guns at the people who had been shouting for democracy and freedom, feeding them a dictatorial bullet. The bodies of the so-called democrats who were executed were thrown randomly on the street.

De Klerk strongly accused and condemned the right-wing regime's actions, and mobilized the army to suppress the rebellion. At the same time, the black organizations and political parties in South Africa were not idle, and they actively prepared for the armed seizure of power. South Africa had a plan for Operation Ula before, which was specially prepared for the violent seizure of power.

After hearing that an armed riot had occurred in South Africa, Yanaev also contacted the South African Communist Party through secret channels, as an opposition party active in South Africa. Yanaev believed that it was necessary to give full play to the spirit of the Communist International and help them realize the essence of armed seizure of power.

"We made a deal with the people of EO Company. The Soviet government was willing to buy one-third of their stockpiled firearms at three times the price, and then secretly provide these firearms to the South African Communist Party to prepare for the violent seizure of power."

The South African foreign intelligence officer of the GRU even had an order to report the situation directly to Yanaev. In this good show of competition among many forces, the Soviet Union finally made its own move. Yanayev placed his bet on the South African Communist Party. He did not have much hope for the victory or defeat of this party. The Soviet Union's purpose was just to muddy the water and make the situation in South Africa as turbulent as possible.

Yanayev was very satisfied with the efficiency of the GRU. At least now South Africa will have a group of guerrilla masters hiding behind the right wing to carry out secret operations, and the government will be more troubled.

Sure enough, a week later, South Africa had not put out the armed riots burning in the Free State. The fire of revolution was ignited in KwaZulu-Natal again. The Communist armed forces, which were far less powerful than the government army, chose the model of surrounding the city with the countryside and seizing power by force, and planted the sparks in the vast rural areas of South Africa. What's more important is that KwaZulu-Natal is adjacent to Mozambique, and they can even obtain military supplies from Soviet military companies through the border.

The announcement of the separatist regime by the South African Communist Party was like a cigarette butt thrown into gunpowder, which completely ignited the situation in South Africa. The African National Congress also announced that it would use armed struggle to safeguard the rights of black people. The riots that broke out among political factions across the country also dashed De Klerk's hopes of establishing a multi-party coalition government.

The reason why South Africa has been able to live in peace for so long amidst internal and external troubles is that it relies on a strong regular army. Now even this army no longer trusts the South African government. De Klerk has been committed to preventing the occurrence of division, but he did not expect that he would promote the advent of the era of separatism.

"The army led by Queruni even established a regime in the Free State, claiming to be the regime of hope for the future of white people." Since the South African Minister of Defense chose to rebel, De Klerk had to support people around him to serve as ministers.

The new Minister of Defense played news videos for De Klerk, most of which were right-wing soldiers executing people defined as members of the South African National Congress on the streets. They hung the bodies on telephone poles and then poured gasoline on them to burn them to ashes. They used this method to warn others that this is the territory of white South Africans.

President de Klerk obviously didn't like such a bloody situation. He turned his head to one side and asked seriously, "Has our government army not made any progress and just conquered a free state? Even if we attack the free state from all directions, I don't believe they can hold out for long."

"The first task of the South African government army is not to surround the free state, but to extract elite troops to ensure the safety of the president and the capital city of Pretoria. Queruni is just the first bomb to explode, the South African Communist Party is the second, and who will be the fourth or fifth? As long as the foundation of the government is still there, even if the encirclement and suppression of the free state fails, we will never be so unlucky as to even The whole country is lost. "

The analysis of the Minister of Defense also made De Klerk more aware of how dangerous his situation was. He coughed and asked him with a dry mouth, "What if the situation gets completely out of control?"

"We will become the target of public criticism." The Minister of Defense replied, "These opposition parties will tacitly unite the South African army to attack the other side. As for what they will do next, I don't think any ambitious person will care about world peace. "

"I want to talk to Mandela. Only with Mandela can we prevent the situation from getting worse. "At this point, De Klerk is still fantasizing about co-governing with Mandela to eliminate the threat.

"It's too late, Mr. President, we have no chance to reconcile with them." The Minister of Defense pointed to the screen and said, "Mandela just made a statement that he will respect the black South Africans to protect their own interests through tough measures. So now, we have to fight a war on our homeland."

Having said so much, De Klerk instantly felt like it was a relief. Finally, he didn't have to worry about the feelings of black Africans in everything he did.

De Klerk took a deep breath. His first thought was to seek help from the US government and make the Americans fulfill their promise before the regime was overthrown.

But De Klerk didn't know how stupid it was to ask the US to join the game. (To be continued.)