Apartheid is an Afrikaans word that means separation. was the name given to the political system which was in force in South Africa and that demanded racial segregation.
O Apartheid it was a system of segregation of the black population, which lasted between 1948 and 1994, led by the white minority in South Africa. The racist policy of apartheid, intended to prevent all relationships between individuals of different "races" and to subject the majority of the population to a reduced Caucasian minority.
Created by the National Party of the Republic of South Africa, the apartheid it aimed to achieve development through the political, economic, social and spatial separation of different "races". Only white people could vote and marriage and sexual relations between people of different races were prohibited.
The policy of apartheid it was very controversial, having been criticized and fought by several countries because it presupposed the discrimination of black people. For this reason, South Africa was diplomatically isolated.
Apartheid it is also a word that describes any kind of policy or practice that separates people according to their race.
End of apartheid
One of the most important historical figures related to the end of the apartheid it was Nelson Mandela, leader of an organization known as the African National Congress (ANC), who opposed the system of apartheid. This opposition resulted in the deaths of dozens of black individuals and the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela (in 1962), who was imprisoned for 27 years.
In February 1990, South African President Frederick de Klerk ended the banning of the ANC and other liberation movements. It also allowed press freedom and announced the release of political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela.
The first steps towards the end of apartheid were given in 1990, but authors indicate that the end only came in 1994, when a democratic government led by Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, was instituted.
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social apartheid
The expression apartheid social indicates a situation in which people from different social strata are rejected and discriminated against, not having the same opportunities as other people.
Thus, some social groups are disadvantaged, not having access to satisfactory conditions of education, basic sanitation, health, transport and housing.
