apartheid

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He became a prominent advocate for ending apartheid in South Africa, and in the 1990s served as presidential special envoy to Africa for Bill Clinton.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

For the first time since sporting isolation during apartheid, there will be no red-ball action in the country this summer.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

With a Walsall-born father and Edinburgh-born mother, the Smith brothers had a route into English cricket at a time when South Africa's apartheid regime meant a continued international ban.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Frye said this was a legacy of colonialism and apartheid.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

I was convinced that this child would be a part of a new generation of South Africans for whom apartheid would be a distant memory — that was my dream.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela