Apartheid and South African Human Rights Violations
•All-white National Party comes to power in 1948
•Apartheid (separate or apart) was their main agenda
•A doctrine of white supremacy and separate development
•Non-whites South Africans could no longer:
•Marry outside of their own race
•Choose where to live
•Travel where they liked
•The whites made up 15% of the population yet owned 87% of the land
•Non-whites were forced to live on Bantustans
Enforced by the army and police force
The End of Apartheid: 1980s and 1990s
•1978 Prime Minister P.W. Botha made reforms
•Blacks could marry whom they pleased, mix in certain places and join unions
•External reasons:
•1985 Canadian P.M. Brian Mulroney urged the Americans to impose limited sanctions
•Botha responded by restricting freedom of foreign press
British Commonwealth called for sanctions, but G.B. did not join they were pretty hollow threats
•Internal reasons:
•Resistance movement began calling for a revolution
•Trade unions had won the right to bargain and began protesting apartheid
•The economy imploded
•The Dutch Reformed Church began to oppose apartheid
•1990 Mandela released from prison
1994 democratic election with all races voting takes place
•Apartheid (separate or apart) was their main agenda
•A doctrine of white supremacy and separate development
•Non-whites South Africans could no longer:
•Marry outside of their own race
•Choose where to live
•Travel where they liked
•The whites made up 15% of the population yet owned 87% of the land
•Non-whites were forced to live on Bantustans
Enforced by the army and police force
The End of Apartheid: 1980s and 1990s
•1978 Prime Minister P.W. Botha made reforms
•Blacks could marry whom they pleased, mix in certain places and join unions
•External reasons:
•1985 Canadian P.M. Brian Mulroney urged the Americans to impose limited sanctions
•Botha responded by restricting freedom of foreign press
British Commonwealth called for sanctions, but G.B. did not join they were pretty hollow threats
•Internal reasons:
•Resistance movement began calling for a revolution
•Trade unions had won the right to bargain and began protesting apartheid
•The economy imploded
•The Dutch Reformed Church began to oppose apartheid
•1990 Mandela released from prison
1994 democratic election with all races voting takes place
Question: What would South Africa be like today if Apartheid hadn't of ended?
Summary: When the all-white National Party came to power in 1948, SA was separated non-whites from whites in many different ways. This was called the Apartheid. Non-whites were not able to choose where they wanted to live, marry outside of their race or travel. These rules were enforced by both the army and police areas across the country.