their sanctions, South Africa rejoined the British Commonwealth,
which
it had left in 1961, and South African rugby and cricket teams went on in-
ternational tours again.U
Mandela launched a campaign to attract investment capital from for-
eign businesses, governments,
and international
agencies. He devoted
much time and energy to this cause. He traveled repeatedly to Europe and
the United States, where he was feted as a hero. In October 1994, he ad-
dressed the United Nations General Assembly and both houses of Con-
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