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Proposition 21

California Statewide • 1984 •  Legislative Referendum 

Passed

Result: 53.2% yes, 46.8% no

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This measure prohibited California public pension funds from making new investments in companies or financial institutions that make loans to South Africa, and required divestment of existing such investments within specified timeframes. The measure aimed to use economic pressure against South Africa's apartheid system by restricting how public pension money could be invested.

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