
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 3, 1990                   TAG: 9003032718
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LUSAKA, ZAMBIA                                 LENGTH: Short

MANDELA REGINAS ANC POSITION

Nelson Mandela on Friday took over the second most senior post in the guerrilla-backed African National Congress after a two-day meeting of the organization's top policy-making body.

The 35-member national executive committee said it elected Mandela as deputy to President Oliver Tambo, who is recuperating from a stroke in a Swedish clinic.

The statement said the committee resolved to make contact with the South African government to settle dates and details for a preliminary meeting to clear obstacles in the path of full-scale constitutional negotiations.

The ANC also indicated it was concerned about Mandela's health, and would be selective about accepting foreign trips and future engagements for the 71-year-old black nationalist leader.

by CNB