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apartheid

[uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt] / əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt /
NOUN
racial segregation
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She went to work for McKinsey, which sent her to South Africa just after apartheid ended.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who served in the last government of the apartheid era, as his new ambassador to the US, his office has said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

He was constitutional affairs minister in the last apartheid government and went on to join the government of national unity formed in 1994 when Mandela became president.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

For Geffen co-stars Beatty and Hatendi, it has been a privilege to work alongside two people who knew Fugard so intimately and understood apartheid South Africa so thoroughly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

As apartheid was coming to an end, South Africa’s elite private schools started accepting children of all colors.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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