History of South Africa in the apartheid era

:"Apartheid" redirects here. For other uses of the term "apartheid," see Apartheid outside South Africa.

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Apartheid, which means "separateness" in Afrikaans, was a social system enforced by white minority governments in twentieth-century South Africa. Under apartheid, the black majority was segregated, and was denied political and economic rights equal to those of whites. The history of South Africa in the apartheid era covers the period of South African history from 1948, when the formal legal framework for apartheid was created, to 1990–94, when the apartheid legal code was dismantled and the first free elections were held. Although many important events occurred during this period, apartheid was the central theme around which most of the historical issues of twentieth-century (post World War II) South Africa revolved.

Related Topics:
Afrikaans - South Africa - South African history - 1948 - World War II

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