apartheid
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The anti-apartheid campaigner came to the UK in the 1980s to avoid conscription to the "apartheid army" where he became part of the "anarchist squatting scene".
From BBC • May 10, 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
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
He became a prominent advocate for ending apartheid in South Africa, and in the 1990s served as presidential special envoy to Africa for Bill Clinton.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
After apartheid fell, my father moved from Hillbrow to Yeoville, a formerly quiet, residential neighborhood that had transformed into this vibrant melting pot of black and white and every other hue.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Vocabulary lists containing apartheid
Born a Crime
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Human Geography - High School
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