Apartheid that means "separateness" in Afrikaans and was supported by the Afrikaaner minority National Party and instituted after the 1948 election.
Their belief and goal was to keep all power in the hands of the Afrikaans minority. As descendants of Dutch settlers, the National Party identified with the Nazi ideology of Germany and felt the system not only prevented domination by the black majority but English settlers as well.
Apartheid led to various segregation laws that favored forced removals form prime land, separate amenities, the formation of "townships" to provide labor and travel restrictions (amongst others).
Racial discrimination and separation
Yes, apartheid was started by the 1948 Nationalist (read Nazi ) government.
Apartheid was the official name for racial separation, given by the 1948 Nationalist government of South Africa.
South Africa's National Party was a political group that consisted mostly of Afrikaners descendants of Dutch white South Africans also known as Boers.
racial discrimination and separation
After the Nationalist party came into power, apartheid was established. Also, segregation was officially established as a government policy.
The question is to broad, there are (at present) 53 independent countries in Africa, each with different types of government
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America never had apartheid. Apartheid occurred in south africa.
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South Africa overcame apartheid in a good way. After apartheid got freedom and democracy
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