Apartheid in South Africa

Colonization: Colonization:

Settling in Settling in another another country & country & taking it over taking it over politically politically and and economically. economically.

What is Apartheid?

System of racial segregation in South

Africa.

Lasted from 1948-1994

Created to keep economical and

political power with people of English

descent/heritage

Four Groups

White (not discriminated against) Black Colored (mixed race, Malayan) Asian (Pakistanis and Indians)

* Family members often in different groups

Purpose and Impact

Black people (75% of the population) sent to “homelands” (like U.S. Indian reservations)

Purpose, cont

Prevented non-white people from having the right to vote or hold political office

Education, medical care, & other services were segregated. Black option was usually inferior in quality and care

“Homeland” System

Once apartheid was implemented, blacks wouldn’t be citizens of South Africa; only to their “Homeland”

Between 1960s-1980s, 600,000 people were forced to move to their “Homeland”

“Rules”

“Rules, cont”

Ending of Apartheid In 1980’s white

government saw the need for change • Due to violence,

protests, and pressure from the rest of the world

Feb 13, 1989 President F.W. de Klerk ends apartheid

Nelson Mandela

Protested Apartheid In Jail from 1963-

1990 for protesting April 24, 1994-1999

President of South Africa

1993 won Nobel Peace Prize