apartheid
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Slaughter says growing up in apartheid South Africa gave him "a real grounding in what politics is and what power is about".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
She went to work for McKinsey, which sent her to South Africa just after apartheid ended.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Meyer, 78, played a key role as one of the chief mediators, alongside Ramaphosa, during the talks to end the racist system of white-minority rule known as apartheid in South Africa in the 1990s.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
When Kani first met Fugard, several leading opponents of apartheid including Nelson Mandela had just been convicted and imprisoned on Robben Island, and hope for liberation was running dry.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The National Party’s chief delegate to the talks, Dawie de Villiers, even offered an apology for apartheid.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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