How Did Apartheid Start and End in South Africa?
What is called apartheid?
Apartheid means “apartness” in the language of Afrikaans in South Africa. It was a lawmaking system that endorsed segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa.
Who pioneered the apartheid system in South Africa?
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd is regarded as the father of apartheid as he advocated that the white minority must be protected from the majority non-white in South Africa by establishing a “policy of separate development”- called apartheid.
How did apartheid start and end in South Africa?
Apartheid started, following the National Party’s victory in that year’s general elections over the United Party, the government, in 1948 as a social project based on the implementation of a series of laws that made it legal. This system was made to favour and protect the whites and then oppress the coloured races in South Africa, which resulted in a series of violent internal protest, weakening white commitment, international economic and cultural sanctions and economic struggles. The apartheid system was then abolished between 1990 and 1993 through a series of bilateral and multi-party agreements.
How did the black South Africans respond to apartheid?
Black South Africans formed Black African groups with the support of some whites and held demonstrations and strikes. There were many instances of violent protest and of sabotage.
Who fought against the apartheid in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela was a politician and the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) who fought against apartheid system of white reign in South Africa.
What did Mandela do to stop apartheid?
Mandela negotiated with the United Party’s government to end apartheid, even during his time in prison at the Palace of Justice, Pretoria.
Who ended apartheid in South Africa?
Frederik Willem de Klerk, former state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994, ended the apartheid system in the early 1990s.
