apartheid
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The ambassador helped negotiate an end to apartheid on behalf of the National Party, which was responsible for it, with now-president Cyril Ramaphosa also a key negotiator for the African National Congress party.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Meyer was one of the chief mediators to end white-minority rule known as apartheid in South Africa in the 1990s.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Campaigners say truth and reconciliation commissions like in South Africa after apartheid or reparations can also bring some justice.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Belafonte offers to put him in contact with the leadership of the African National Congress, the principal opponent of the apartheid regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I learned about the music of the apartheid era and how it was the musicians and artists, even more than the politicians and activists, who informed the world about the country’s injustices.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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