“Welcome, Ali, Please go Home”: Muhammad Ali as Diplomat and African Debates on the 1980 Moscow Olympic Boycott

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Abstract To rally support within Africa for America’s boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games, President Carter sent Muhammad Ali as his personal diplomat to Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia, and Senegal in an attempt gain political popular boycott. The mission had limited success, but it inspired a public forum across continent criticisms American foreign policy toward Africa. By analyzing these discussions, primarily press, Ivey shows how America was interpreted issues Cold War were considered secondary importance more immediate struggle against apartheid independent policy.

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عنوان ژورنال: African Studies Review

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['1555-2462', '0002-0206']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2022.111