apartheid
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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
Simon was criticised at the time for breaking the cultural boycott of apartheid South Africa.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 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
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
It was not an apology for apartheid, but it went further than any other National Party leader ever had.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing apartheid
Born a Crime
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Human Geography - High School
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"A Quilt of a Country," Vocabulary from the argument
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