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South Africa
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South Africa

• South Africa achieved independence from Britain
  in 1910.
• Racial breakdown-
• White - 16
• Black - 70
• Other - 14 mixed

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South Africa

• In 1948 the Nationalist party came to power in
  South Africa.
• Mostly descended from Dutch settlers who favored
  segregation.

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Apartheid

• The Nationalist party established a strict legal
  system of apartheid, or the rigid separation of
  races.

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Apartheid

• All South Africans were categorized according to
  their race.
• Races were kept separate
• Nonwhites could not vote.
• Nonwhites could not live in white areas.

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Passbook
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Apartheid

• Supporters believed it would allow each group to
  develop its own culture
• 80 of land remained in white hands.

VS.
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Apartheid

• Enforced a system of inequality.
• Bathrooms
• Beaches
• Restaurants
• Schools

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Apartheid at a sporting event
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Bantu Authorities Act

• Set up as reservations for blacks in S.A.
  called Bantustans
• These were independent black nations within
  S.A.
• Blacks were stripped of their S.A. citizenship
  and voting rights

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Bantu Authorities Act

• Amounted to 13 of the land of S.A.
• Whites set up corrupt tribal leaders enforce the
  system on blacks
• Law of 1970 made all blacks in S.A. citizens of
  the homelands.
• Forced 3.5 million blacks into these homelands
  from the 1950s-1980s
• Idea was to remove all blacks from S.A.

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Struggle Against Apartheid

• Many black leaders demonstrated against
  Apartheid.
• Nelson Mandela
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu
• Steve Biko
• Both encouraged Nonviolent resistance to voice
  their views.

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Peaceful demonstrations
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Struggle Against Apartheid

• South African police used violence to suppress
  protests.

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Sharpeville Massacre

• During a peaceful demonstration police opened
  fire killing more than 60 people.

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Nelson Mandela

• Gov. banned groups that opposed apartheid
• Black leaders like Nelson Mandela went into
  hiding.
• In 1964 he was captured and placed in prison for
  life.

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Outside Pressure

• The rest of the world demanded South Africa to
  change its ways.
• OAU - urged members to boycott
• UN placed arms embargo
• Olympic Committee banned S.A. from competition.
• Many nations (U.S.) imposed economic sanctions on
  S.A.

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Steps toward changeEnding Apartheid

• By mid 1980s changes were taking place
• Gov. repealed pass laws
• In 1989 F.W. de Klerk lifted ban on groups who
  opposed Apartheid
• Mandela was freed in 1991.

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A new South Africa

• New constitution was written in early 1990s to
  guarantee rights for all
• Mandela becomes new president

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South Africas future

• Mandela retired in 1999.
• Thabo Mbeki became new President
• Still many issues in country
• Corruption in gov.
• Economic issues
• AIDS is rampant in S.A.

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South Africas future

• Jacob Zuma won presidential election April 2009
  (landslide ANC victory)
• Been charged of corruption, but acquitted
• Had been accused of rape, but acquitted