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
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
South Africa’s nuclear dismantlement during its transition from apartheid to democracy in the early 1990s offers a positive counterexample.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
He led the African National Congress in its struggle against apartheid - a system of legally enforced racism - and was released from prison in 1990.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Then apartheid fell, Mandela walked free, and black South Africa went to war with itself.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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