Apartheid

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Apartheid, an Afrikaans term that translates literally as "apartness," was the law of the land in South Africa from 1948 until 1990.

The history of apartheid in South Africa

Origin and pre-1948 development

From the 1948 election to the Sharpeville Massacre

Apartheid during the "silent sixties"

Reforming apartheid

The end of apartheid