Mandela & The Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa: a 1-page timeline & quick summary.

Nelson Mandela and the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa Apartheid - means "separateness" in the Afrikaans language. It describes the racial division between the governing white minority population and the non-white population. 1948 - The National Party gains control of South Africa, and introduces apartheid as one of their policies. 1950 - Group Areas Act is enacted. It gives a small percentage of land to the black population, while the white minority gains control of 80% of South …

…Mbeki of the ANC became president. Today, Mandela advocates HIV prevention and disagrees with the U.S. attack on Iraq without UN approval. Results - Mandela successfully ended the government policy of apartheid, and improved the living standards for black South Africans. However, violence and bloodshed were devastating results from the anti-apartheid movement, and although apartheid laws no longer exist, apartheid is present in South African society today in the form of racism and prejudice.