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apartheid

[uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt] / əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt /
NOUN
racial segregation
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For Geffen co-stars Beatty and Hatendi, it has been a privilege to work alongside two people who knew Fugard so intimately and understood apartheid South Africa so thoroughly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Despite the advent of the multi-ethnic "Rainbow Nation" and the end of the racist apartheid system in 1994, South Africa remains fractured on racial lines.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

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

He played a key role in the struggle against the racist system of apartheid and was imprisoned on Robben Island alongside former President Nelson Mandela.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

I grew up in South Africa during apartheid, which was awkward because I was raised in a mixed family, with me being the mixed one in the family.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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