apartheid government of South Africa
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The apartheid government of South Africa was the white-minority regime that enforced a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination from 1948 until the early 1990s.
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Target entity: apartheid government of South Africa Context triple: [African National Congress, bannedBy, apartheid government of South Africa]
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Government of South Africa
The Government of South Africa is the national executive authority of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for implementing laws, setting policy, and administering the country through its various departments and institutions.
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Afrikaner nationalism
Afrikaner nationalism is a South African political ideology centered on promoting the cultural, political, and economic interests and identity of the Afrikaner (Dutch-descended) population, historically associated with apartheid-era policies and Afrikaner self-determination.
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African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa’s dominant political party and former liberation movement that led the struggle against apartheid and has governed the country since the end of white minority rule in 1994.
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Government of National Unity (South Africa)
The Government of National Unity (South Africa) was the post-apartheid coalition administration formed after the 1994 democratic elections, bringing together former rival parties under President Nelson Mandela to oversee the country’s transition to majority rule.
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E.
Dominion of South Africa
The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: apartheid government of South Africa Target entity description: The apartheid government of South Africa was the white-minority regime that enforced a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination from 1948 until the early 1990s.
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A.
Government of South Africa
The Government of South Africa is the national executive authority of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for implementing laws, setting policy, and administering the country through its various departments and institutions.
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B.
Afrikaner nationalism
Afrikaner nationalism is a South African political ideology centered on promoting the cultural, political, and economic interests and identity of the Afrikaner (Dutch-descended) population, historically associated with apartheid-era policies and Afrikaner self-determination.
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C.
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa’s dominant political party and former liberation movement that led the struggle against apartheid and has governed the country since the end of white minority rule in 1994.
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Government of National Unity (South Africa)
The Government of National Unity (South Africa) was the post-apartheid coalition administration formed after the 1994 democratic elections, bringing together former rival parties under President Nelson Mandela to oversee the country’s transition to majority rule.
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Dominion of South Africa
The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartheid regime
ⓘ
government ⓘ white-minority regime ⓘ |
| acceleratedReformUnder | F. W. de Klerk ⓘ |
| apexPeriod | 1948–early 1990s ⓘ |
| beganReformUnder | P. W. Botha ⓘ |
| capital |
Pretoria, South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Pretoria
|
| characterizedBy |
banning of opposition organizations
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censorship and media control ⓘ institutionalized racial discrimination ⓘ political repression ⓘ systematic human rights abuses ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| country |
South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
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| created |
Bophuthatswana
ⓘ
Ciskei ⓘ Transkei ⓘ Venda ⓘ nominally independent homelands ⓘ |
| disenfranchised |
Black South African
ⓘ
surface form:
Black South Africans
Coloured South African ⓘ
surface form:
Coloured South Africans
Indians in South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Indian South Africans
|
| endedThrough | negotiated transition to democracy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1994 ⓘ |
| facedSanctionsFrom |
Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
European Economic Community ⓘ Organization of African Unity ⓘ United Nations ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| finalElection | 1994 South African general election ⓘ |
| firstPrimeMinister | Daniel François Malan ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy |
anti-communist alignment during Cold War
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regional military interventions in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle |
Prime Minister of South Africa
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State President of South Africa ⓘ |
| heldReferendum | 1992 white referendum on reform ⓘ |
| ideology |
Afrikaner nationalism
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anti-communism ⓘ apartheid ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| imprisoned |
Ahmed Kathrada
ⓘ
Govan Mbeki ⓘ Nelson Mandela ⓘ Walter Sisulu ⓘ |
| introducedPolicy |
Bantu Education Act
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surface form:
Bantu Education Act, 1953
Bantustan system ⓘ Group Areas Act ⓘ
surface form:
Group Areas Act, 1950
Homelands policy ⓘ Immorality Act ⓘ
surface form:
Immorality Amendment Act, 1950
Pass Laws in South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Pass Laws
Population Registration Act ⓘ
surface form:
Population Registration Act, 1950
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act ⓘ
surface form:
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949
Separate Amenities Act ⓘ
surface form:
Separate Amenities Act, 1953
Suppression of Communism Act ⓘ
surface form:
Suppression of Communism Act, 1950
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| judicialCapital | Bloemfontein ⓘ |
| legalized | African National Congress in 1990 ⓘ |
| legislativeCapital | Cape Town ⓘ |
| maintainedFranchiseFor | white South Africans ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy | most foreign governments ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
African National Congress
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Pan Africanist Congress ⓘ South African Communist Party ⓘ United Democratic Front ⓘ anti-apartheid movement ⓘ
surface form:
international anti-apartheid movement
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| politicalPartyInPower |
National Party (South Africa)
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surface form:
National Party
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| released | Nelson Mandela in 1990 ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Rivonia Trial
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Sharpeville massacre ⓘ Soweto Uprising ⓘ
surface form:
Soweto uprising repression
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| segregated |
education by race
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healthcare by race ⓘ public facilities by race ⓘ residential areas by race ⓘ transport by race ⓘ |
| significantLeader |
B. J. Vorster
ⓘ
surface form:
Balthazar Johannes Vorster
Daniel François Malan ⓘ F. W. de Klerk ⓘ
surface form:
Frederik Willem de Klerk
Hendrik Verwoerd ⓘ
surface form:
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
J. G. Strijdom ⓘ
surface form:
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
P. W. Botha ⓘ
surface form:
Pieter Willem Botha
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| startTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | UN arms embargo ⓘ |
| succeededBy | post-apartheid democratic government of South Africa ⓘ |
| supported |
RENAMO in Mozambique
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UNITA ⓘ
surface form:
UNITA in Angola
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| usedSecurityForce |
Bureau of State Security
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Armed Forces of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
South African Defence Force
South African Police Service ⓘ
surface form:
South African Police
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