Apartheid South Africa
Mandela's imprisoned homeland
Apartheid South Africa refers to South Africa during the period from 1948 to 1994, when the white-minority government enforced a system of racial segregation and discrimination against Black, Coloured, and Indian populations.
The term distinguishes this era from post-apartheid South Africa: My parents fled Apartheid South Africa in the 1980s.
The phrase often appears in historical discussions of sanctions, resistance movements, and the eventual transition to democracy under Nelson Mandela.
- Freedom CharterEquality manifesto from Kliptown
- townshipsRural administrative districts
- UN sanctionsMultinational punitive measures
- segregation lawsStatutes mandating racial separation
- pass lawsFormally adopt binding rules
Nelson Mandela · Steve Biko · armed struggle · Desmond Tutu · racial classification · forced removals · Group Areas Act · racial hierarchy · Robben Island · white supremacy · diplomatic isolation · social stratification · truth and reconciliation