apartheid
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A chief negotiator for South Africa's white nationalist government in talks that would lead to the end of apartheid, Meyer was named as ambassador in April, nearly a year after the previous envoy was expelled.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Pillay’s career includes challenging apartheid in South Africa and serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she helped establish legal precedents recognizing sexual violence as an act of genocide.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Navanethem "Navi" Pillay grew up in South Africa during apartheid as a bus driver's daughter in a poor Indian section of Durban.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ms. Pillay began her life’s work as an attorney defending opponents of apartheid, but that cruelty was defeated two generations ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Even though apartheid had ended, my mom had made her decision: She didn’t want to get married.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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