APARTHEID in a Sentence

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The release of Mr Nelson Mandela marked the point of no return in South Africa's movement away from apartheid.

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 Meanings and Examples of APARTHEID
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apartheid
 n.  South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990.
 n.  a policy or practice of separating or segregating groups
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1  Before apartheid ended, I assiduously avoided buying South African products.
2  The system of racial segregation that used to exist in South Africa was called apartheid.
3  Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.
4  His speech was a powerful and trenchant attack against 〔 on 〕 apartheid.
5  But many streets in areas formerly reserved for whites still recall apartheid and colonial figures.
6  The release of Mr Nelson Mandela marked the point of no return in South Africa's movement away from apartheid.
7  Mandela led South Africa through a tense transition from apartheid to democracy and became president in the country's first all-race elections in 1994.
8  He was a master of disguise: When Mandela was eluding authorities during his fight against apartheid, he disguised himself in various ways, including as a chauffeur.
9  Nelson Mandela, who guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy and became an international icon of peace and reconciliation, died Thursday at age 95.