South African revolution
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- In the 1650's, the Dutch arrived in South Africa, colonizing and enslaving the ethnic black Africans. Britain and the Netherlands took turns over colonizing South Africa. A couple years after WWII, Hendrik Verwoerd and others in the national party implemented institutionalized racism, otherwise known as Apartheid.
- While most native Africans were not allowed into the city without a job, the people who were employed had to carry around a passbook, which gave their name and description, while also showing the time they were allowed into the city and when they were supposed to be home. if they were caught staying out later, they could be arrested or beaten.
- Since the implementation of Apartheid, The government began controlling the human rights of the ethnic population. They used a Caste system, much like india, in ways to determine another's race. They began banning ethnic blacks from coming to the big cities.
- One of the effects from the backlash to apartheid was the Soweto Massacre. Students were protesting for improved education for the blacks, while police came in and broke up the protest with tear gas and bullets. Over 600 people died as a result of the protests.
- After nearly 45 years, Apartheid was abolished, and the government was reconstructed into a parliamentary republic. All races were politically equal, and all discriminatory laws were abolished. Nelson Mandela, an Anti-Apartheid activist was then elected president.
- Although Apartheid was ended, the aftermath was just as terrible. The economy was still damaged, and the economic classes were still mainly based off of race, having native africans at the bottom, living in shanty towns.
- The South African revolution was a success because of the majority of positive effects after. South Africa is one of the most wealthiest countries in Africa as of now, and has shown recent success. Although there are still problems that will span decades to fix, the South African government shows promise.
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