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      <description>- Understanding apartheid</description>
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         <title>1910: The Union of South Africa is Formed</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[South Africa becomes a self-governing union under British rule. Black South Africans are excluded from political power, setting the stage for later segregation laws.]]></description>
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         <title>1913: Natives Land Act</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This law reserved over 80% of South African land for white people, forcing black South Africans into a small portion of the country. It marked one of the earliest and most important steps toward Apartheid.]]></description>
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         <title>1948: National Party Introduces Apartheid</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The National Party wins the general election and formally introduces Apartheid, an official policy of racial segregation and discrimination against non-white South Africans.]]></description>
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         <title>1950: Group Areas Act</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This law required people of different races to live in separate areas, often resulting in forced removals of communities.]]></description>
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         <title>1952: Defiance Campaign</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Led by the African National Congress (ANC), thousands protested against Apartheid laws by using 'whites only' facilities in a peaceful demonstration.]]></description>
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         <title>1960: Sharpeville Massacre</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Police opened fire on a peaceful protest against Apartheid pass laws, killing 69 people. This shocking event drew attention from the whole world.]]></description>
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         <title>1964: Nelson Mandela Imprisoned</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[After protesting Apartheid, Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the ANC are sentenced to life imprisonment, symbolizing the fight against racial oppression.]]></description>
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         <title>1976: Soweto Uprising</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Students in Soweto protested against the compulsory use of Afrikaans in schools. Police responded with violence, resulting in hundreds of deaths. The world responded with outrage.]]></description>
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         <title>1990: Nelson Mandela Released from Prison</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is released. His freedom marked a major step towards ending Apartheid and beginning negotiations for a democratic South Africa.]]></description>
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         <title>1994: End of Apartheid – First Democratic Elections</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[All South Africans, regardless of race, are allowed to vote. Nelson Mandela becomes the first black president of South Africa, officially ending Apartheid.]]></description>
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