Apartheid (/ əˈpɑːrt (h) aɪt / ə-PART- (h)yte, especially South African English: / əˈpɑːrt (h) eɪt / ə-PART- (h)ayt, Afrikaans: [aˈpart (ɦ)əit] ⓘ; transl. "separateness", lit. 'aparthood') was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa [a] (now Namibia) from 1948 to 1994. [note 1] It was c...

Dec 29, 2024 · Apartheid was a policy in South Africa that governed relations between the white minority and nonwhite majority during the 20th century. Formally established in 1948, it sanctioned racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites.

Oct 7, 2010 · Apartheid, or “apartness” in the language of Afrikaans, was a system of legislation that upheld segregation against non-white citizens of South Africa. After the National Party gained power...

Jun 5, 2016 · What was apartheid? Translated from the Afrikaans meaning 'apartness', apartheid was the ideology supported by the National Party (NP) government and was introduced in South Africa in 1948. Apartheid called for the separate development of the …

Apr 26, 2019 · From 1948 through the 1990s, a single word dominated life in South Africa. Apartheid —Afrikaans for “apartness”—kept the country’s majority Black population under the thumb of a small white...

Apr 17, 2017 · Apartheid, a dark chapter in South Africa’s history, was more than just a policy of racial segregation; it was a systematic construct designed to perpetuate inequality and subjugation.

Jan 27, 2025 · South Africa - Apartheid, National Party, Segregation: After its victory the National Party rapidly consolidated its control over the state and in subsequent years won a series of elections with increased majorities. Parliament removed Coloured voters from …

Apartheid dictated where South Africans, on the basis of their race, could live and work, the type of education they could receive, and whether they could vote. Events in the early 1990s marked the end of legislated apartheid, but the social and economic effects remained deeply entrenched.

Apartheid was a racist political and social system in South Africa during the era of white minority rule. It enforced racial discrimination against non-whites mainly focused on skin color and facial features.

Apartheid (which means ‘apartness’ in Afrikaans) was a system of entrenched racial segregation. It was the law of the land in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. The roots of apartheid can be found in Dutch and British colonialism.