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Which leader fought against racial oppression in South Africa?

oppression

[uh-presh-uhn] / əˈprɛʃ ən /


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Lenkinski is an Israeli American who has spent more than two decades working against Israel’s oppression of Palestinians and helping lead organizations that pushed for democracy and equality there.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Researchers believe those lower estimates were influenced by the widespread population losses caused by disease, frontier violence, and systemic oppression before the earliest Australian censuses were conducted.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told reporters in May that his country remained opposed to high-level talks while "oppression is still taking place".

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Their political outlook, formed in part by their experience with English oppression on the British isles, was much more suspicious of government authority.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

I was just becoming aware of the history of racial oppression in my own country, and saw the struggle in South Africa as purely racial.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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