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Apartheid

Apartheid, an Afrikaans word meaning "separateness", or

"the state of being apart", literally "apart-hood" was a system of racial segregation enforced through legislation by the National Party (NP), the governing party from 1948 to 1994. Under apartheid, the rights, associations, and movements of the majority black inhabitants and other ethnic groups were curtailed, and white minority rule was maintained.

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South Africa is now a multi-ethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. Its diverse makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, which is among the highest number of any country in the world.