Independence in South Africa What is Apartheid? Give 4 examples of how people were treated under Apartheid. What role did F.W. de Klerk play in the end of Apartheid? What role did Nelson Mandela play in the end of Apartheid? Author: Ashley Hobbs
APARTHEID Apartheid = “separateness” A policy or system of segregation or discrimination based on race with laws to enforce the segregation (separation) of the races in South Africa early 1900s - 1994 It was created b/c whites were racist; they thought blacks were inferior
Apartheid Homelands
Sign on Durban beach in English, Afrikaans and Zulu (1989)
Forbid the “colored” population to A non white could not vote Could not use the same facilities as whites Could not travel without permission Could not own land (must live on a “homeland”)
Non-whites protesting unequal rights
People of color had to have a pass to leave the “homelands”
NELSON MANDELA “Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.”
NELSON MANDELA member of the ANC African National Congress (ANC)- a political party calling for equal rights for non-white Africans (still exists today; is the ruling party of South Africa As an anti-apartheid activist he was imprisoned for 27 years
Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years. 1990 Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years.
F.W. deKlerk president of South Africa from 1989-1994 released Nelson Mandela from prison ended the laws of apartheid, allowing ALL South Africans to have equal rights
Mandela & de Klerk win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for their role in the ending of apartheid
In 1994 Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa. Non-white South Africans now have equal rights to whites.
Independence in South Africa What is Apartheid? Give 4 examples of how people were treated under Apartheid. What role did F.W. de Klerk play in the end of Apartheid? What role did Nelson Mandela play in the end of Apartheid?