South Africa Flashcards
South Africa had been settled by who?
By the English and the Dutch during the 19th century.
By when did South Africa have apartheid?
By the 1950’s South Africa had apartheid.
What was apartheid ?
A system of racial segregation.
Who did apartheid kept black South Africans separate from?
From the white South Africans.
Black South Africans had no political voice despite?
Black South Africans had no political voice in a country where they were the majority population.
What did black South Africans form?
The African national congress.
Who were two of the leaders who help end apartheid?
Nelson Mandela’s and Steven Beiko.
Beiko gave his life while what?
While fighting against apartheid.
In what year was Nelson Mandela’s elected president?
1994 he was elected president after spending 27 years in prison.
