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

The apartheid government under President F.W. de Klerk dismantled its nuclear weapons and associated facilities in an orderly process—before acceding to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Russia too is respected for its role in supporting the ANC's struggle against the apartheid regime and white-minority rule.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 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

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