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South Africa

Past to Present. South Africa. Location. The country is located in the southern end of Africa. The country is five times larger than Great Britain and three times the size of Texas. Population of South Africa . Black: 71% White: 16% Coloured (mixture of races: black/white/Asian) 10%

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South Africa

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  1. Past to Present South Africa

  2. Location • The country is located in the southern end of Africa. • The country is five times larger than Great Britain and three times the size of Texas.

  3. Population of South Africa • Black: 71% • White: 16% • Coloured (mixture of races: black/white/Asian) 10% • Asian 3%

  4. Brief History • Colonized by English and Dutch in 17th century despite the existence of native groups • English domination of Dutch (Afrikaners) led to Dutch creating new colonies in 1795 • 1900-Diamonds found in colonies led to English invasion and Boer War (Dutch vs. English) • After gaining independence from England (1910), Afrikaner National Party gained majority in 1940s

  5. Brief History (continued) • 1948-National Party-invented apartheid to establish white domination and separate races further • 1960s- “Grand Apartheid” established- “territorial separation and police repression” • 1990 & 1991 – Government repealed all apartheid laws under Willem de Klerk

  6. Apartheid • Means “apartness” • South African system of government from 1948-1994 • White minority population controlled the country

  7. Conditions of apartheid • Strict laws: • Restricted movement (passbooks) • Inferior education for blacks • Ban on interracial marriages • Segregation • Prohibited strikes by blacks

  8. Preferential treatment for white South Africans

  9. African National Congress (ANC) • They advocated open resistance in the form of strikes, acts of public disobedience, and protest marches • They adopted a Freedom charter, which had a vision of non-racial democratic state

  10. Sharpeville Massacre • 5,000-7,000 people were protesting pass laws • Police opened fire on protesters. Killed 69 people and injured 180. • African National Congress (ANC) was banned as a result

  11. How did the World react to Apartheid? • A lot of countries boycotted • South Africa during Apartheid: • they refused to buy its products. • Film and pop stars refused • to perform in South Africa

  12. How did the World react to Apartheid? (cont) • South Africa was absent from international sport events for most of the apartheid era due to sanctions • A lot of teams and champions refused to compete either in South Africa or against South Africa

  13. End of apartheid • Willem de Klerk – white South African leader repealed Apartheid laws in 1991

  14. South African apartheid and segregation in the US • South Africa • United States

  15. Mandela and Dr. King

  16. Nelson Mandela • He was the most important Anti-apartheid leader • He spent 27 years in prison for his ideas • In 1994 he became the first black president after the first free elections in South Africa: for the first time the black people could vote in their own country.

  17. South Africa Today • Although South Africa has not completely recovered from the effects of apartheid, the country is much better off than it was twenty years ago…

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