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Anti-Apartheid Movement
South Africa's decades-long fight against racial segregation; Nelson Mandela leads
1960 πΏπ¦ South Africa Revolutions
β Key Facts
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Sharpeville Massacre (1960) β 69 protesters shot dead; galvanised global anti-apartheid movement
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Nelson Mandela imprisoned for 27 years (1964β1990); released by F.W. de Klerk as talks began
3
First democratic elections in South Africa (April 1994) β Mandela elected President
Mandela spent 27 years in prison; emerged without bitterness to lead a rainbow nation
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Era
β Revolutions
Region
πΏπ¦ South Africa
Year
1960
Summary
South Africa's decades-long fight against racial segregation; Nelson Mandela leads