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How was the apartheid system practiced in South Africa ?​

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Answered by ankitsingh1336
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Explanation:

Apartheid was a political and social system

in South Africa during the era of White

minority rule. It enforced racial

discrimination against non-Whites, mainly

focused on skin colour and facial features.

This existed in the twentieth century, from

1948 until the early-1990s. The word

apartheid means "separateness" in the

Afrikaans language. [1] Racial segregation

had existed in Southern Africa for centuries,

but when the apartheid legislation was

introduced by the National Party in 1948; it

was strictly enforced and became

institutionalized.

Under the system, the people of South

Africa were divided by their race and the

different races were forced to live separately

from each other. There were laws in place

to ensure that segregation was abided by.

The apartheid system in South Africa was

abolished in 1994, when a new constitution

was ratified which abolished the previous

system of segregation. [2] The last President

who held office during the apartheid era

was Frederik Willem de Klerk ; who was

responsible for holding negotiations with

political prisoner Nelson Mandela to bring

an end to apartheid. [3] Following these

successful negotiations, Nelson Mandela

was elected to the Presidency of South

Africa after multi-racial elections were held

in April 1994, and became the first Black

person to hold the position. [4][5] The pair

were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for

their efforts. Today, the term apartheid is

sometimes used for similar segregational

systems in other countries.

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