Right an essay about the apartheid in South Africa

Apartheid, the Afrikaans word for “apartness” was the system used in South Africa from the years 1948 to 1994. During these years the nearly 31.5 million blacks in South Africa were treated cruelly and without respect. They were given no representation in parliament even though they made up most of the country. It was not until 1994 when a black man named Nelson Mandela came to power in the South Africa congress. Once elected Mandela removed all racist laws against blacks and all other minorities. Nelson Mandela is one of the great leaders of our time.

A hero whose lifelong struggle to the fight against Apartheid in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his release from prison in 1990,…show more content…

However, his successful evasion of the police earned him the title of the Black Pimpernel.

At this time, he and other leaders of the ANC created a new section of the liberation movement, Umkhonto we Sizwe, with a view to preparing for armed struggle, Mandela said, "I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable; it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders to continue preaching peace and non-violence at a time when the government met our peaceful demands with force." He was elected President of the ANC in 1991, and on May 10th 1994, he was inaugurated as President of South Africa. I definitely have to say that Nelson Mandella had a totally positive influence on everyone in South Africa, not just the black majority but everyone. The reason is because things were really bad under the all white leadership and many white people did not agree with the apartheid system. It is difficult to pick just one or two significant event in apartheid history, so I would like to just briefly mention some laws that were made.

The White South Africa government came up with many unfair laws to keep the black people of the country segregated, these are just a few of the most unfair ones. - Mines & Works Act 1911 & 1926 -Imposed color ban on certain jobs, a white salary was to be higher than a black at all times. Natives (Urban Areas) Act 1923..