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 | | In addition, US moves seemed to encourage the South Africans to delay independence by taking initiatives that would keep the Soviets-Cubans in Angola, such as dominating large tracts of southern Angola militarily while at the same time providing surrogate forces for the Angolan opposition movement, UNITA. |
 | | Finally, in 1987 when prospects for Namibian independence seemed to be improving, the seventh UN Commissioner for Namibia, Bernt Carlsson, was appointed. |
 | | Upon South Africa's relinquishing control of Namibia, Commissioner No 7's role would be to administer the country, formulate its framework constitution, and organize free and fair elections based upon a non-racial universal franchise. |
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