apartheid
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They need the world’s help, the way pressure helped break South Africa’s apartheid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
South Africa's sports stars were banned from competing internationally because of the country's policy of apartheid.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
In the 1980s, global measures including a U.S. ban on investments and loans to the white-minority government in South Africa hurt the regime and helped force an end to apartheid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Before her comments, Saar replied to Kallas on X that his decision "will remain unchanged" until she clarified whether she made the "apartheid" remarks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
A group of experts at the U.N. urged a national convention for South Africa that would lead to a truly representative parliament, and recommended an amnesty for all op-ponents of apartheid.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing apartheid
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