apartheid

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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

The apartheid government under President F.W. de Klerk dismantled its nuclear weapons and associated facilities in an orderly process—before acceding to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Over the last three decades, many cities, towns and roads in South Africa have been renamed, replacing them with indigenous ones or calling them after heroes of the struggle against apartheid.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

His supporters saw him as a pan-Africanist, who supported causes such as the campaign against the racist system of apartheid in South Africa.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“They used to have something similar to apartheid years ago, in what they call the southern states, but Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the others changed most of that.”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane