On November 6, 1962, the U.N. condemned South Africa’s racial apartheid by ending economic and military relations with the country. From 1948 to 1994, apartheid was a system of racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against South Africa’s non-white population.
During this period, Blacks weren’t allowed to enter whites-only neighborhoods unless they had a special pass and they lived in segregated communities. Even though Blacks were the majority in the nation, whites controlled most of the country’s wealth and land.
In 1993, Nelson Mandela, a leader during the anti-apartheid movement, became the first Black president of South Africa.
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