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Apartheid in South Africa
Colonization: Colonization:
Settling in Settling in another another country & country & taking it over taking it over politically politically and and economically. economically.
What is Apartheid?
System of racial segregation in South
Africa.
Lasted from 1948-1994
Created to keep economical and
political power with people of English
descent/heritage
Four Groups
White (not discriminated against) Black Colored (mixed race, Malayan) Asian (Pakistanis and Indians)
* Family members often in different groups
Purpose and Impact
Black people (75% of the population) sent to “homelands” (like U.S. Indian reservations)
Purpose, cont
Prevented non-white people from having the right to vote or hold political office
Education, medical care, & other services were segregated. Black option was usually inferior in quality and care
“Homeland” System
Once apartheid was implemented, blacks wouldn’t be citizens of South Africa; only to their “Homeland”
Between 1960s-1980s, 600,000 people were forced to move to their “Homeland”
“Rules”
“Rules, cont”
Ending of Apartheid In 1980’s white
government saw the need for change • Due to violence,
protests, and pressure from the rest of the world
Feb 13, 1989 President F.W. de Klerk ends apartheid
Nelson Mandela
Protested Apartheid In Jail from 1963-
1990 for protesting April 24, 1994-1999
President of South Africa
1993 won Nobel Peace Prize