The Group Areas Act 1950

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:associatedWith racial discrimination
gptkbp:controversy human rights violations
gptkbp:criticism international condemnation
gptkbp:culturalImpact loss of heritage sites
forced assimilation policies
disruption of social networks
erasure of cultural identities
gptkbp:economy limited access to services
loss of property
increased poverty levels
displacement of families
community fragmentation
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa
Group_Areas_Act_Repeal_Act_1991
gptkbp:enforces 1950 to 1991
Group_Areas_Board
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-World_War_II_South_Africa
gptkbp:historicalPeriod role of international community
discussions on reparations
analysis of apartheid's legacy
lessons for future policies
impact_on_current_South_African_society
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of apartheid policies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Group Areas Act 1950
gptkbp:impact forced removals of non-white populations
urban_and_rural_areas_in_South_Africa
gptkbp:internationalClassification gptkb:sanctions_against_South_Africa
gptkbp:judges court cases against removals
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:John_Vorster
gptkb:Daniel_François_Malan
gptkb:Hendrik_Verwoerd
gptkbp:legacy long-term socio-economic impacts
gptkbp:legalStatus nullified post-Apartheid
gptkbp:legislation discriminatory legislation
gptkbp:notableEvent Natives Resettlement Act 1954
Bantu_Education_Act_1953
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Department_of_Community_Development
gptkbp:publicAccess protests and resistance movements
gptkbp:purpose to segregate communities based on race
gptkbp:relatedTo Apartheid_in_South_Africa
gptkbp:resultedIn creation of townships
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Indian_South_Africans
Black South Africans
Coloured South Africans
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1950