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  1. Apartheid | South Africa, Definition, Facts, Beginning, & End | Britannica

    Dec 6, 2025 · Apartheid was a policy in South Africa that governed relations between the white minority and nonwhite majority during the 20th century. Formally established in 1948, it sanctioned racial …

  2. Apartheid - Wikipedia

    Basing its platform on abolishing apartheid and creating a nonracial democratic South Africa, the UDF provided a legal way for domestic human rights groups and individuals of all races to organise …

  3. Apartheid: Definition & South Africa | HISTORY

    Oct 7, 2010 · Apartheid, or “apartness” in the language of Afrikaans, was a system of legislation that upheld segregation against non-white citizens of South Africa.

  4. A history of Apartheid in South Africa

    May 6, 2016 · Translated from the Afrikaans meaning 'apartness', apartheid was the ideology supported by the National Party (NP) government and was introduced in South Africa in 1948. Apartheid called …

  5. Thirty years since apartheid ended: What was it, how did it end, and ...

    May 9, 2024 · Apartheid was a racist system that treated black people differently to white people. It kept black people separate from white people, in poorer conditions and with less opportunities in life. The...

  6. Apartheid in South Africa - The National Archives

    The term apartheid comes from the Afrikaans word meaning ‘separation’. This system implemented political, social, and economic segregation on racial grounds in South Africa. It ensured domination...

  7. Apartheid: Beginning and End, and the History of South Africa

    Apr 17, 2017 · Explore the historical landscape of apartheid, understand its origins, the intense struggle against this regime, and the influential role of Nelson Mandela in bringing about its end.

  8. What is Apartheid? Meaning, Definition - UNESCO

    Apartheid refers to a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination that was implemented in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.

  9. Apartheid: A Short History - Anti Apartheid Legacy

    Explore the short history of Apartheid: understand its origins, key laws, brutal impact, and the resistance that led to its end in 1994.

  10. apartheid Facts | Britannica

    Apartheid was a policy in South Africa that governed relations between the white minority and nonwhite majority during the 20th century. Formally established in 1948, it sanctioned racial segregation and …