anti-apartheid
adjective
an·ti-apar·theid
ˌan-tē-ə-ˈpär-ˌtāt 
-ˌtīt,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to the former apartheid policy in the Republic of South Africa
anti-apartheid groups
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Soweto, once home to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, has always been a stronghold of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party.
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Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
She has been involved with International anti-apartheid movements and created the African Youth Survival Camp as a student, per her website.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
And South African voters could for the first time oust the African National Congress, the former anti-apartheid movement that Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
There is a 20-foot bronze statue of South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela in a park in the heart of Ramallah, the Palestinian administrative capital in the West Bank.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
That same year, the new South African government began rolling back apartheid policies, paving the way for historic elections in 1994 that were won in a landslide by anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela.
—Benjamin Case, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
As a sign of appreciation, dozens of Palestinians braved cold and wet winter weather Wednesday and Thursday, gathering at a statue of Nelson Mandela in Ramallah, waving Palestinian flags and holding up signs quoting the anti-apartheid icon.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2024
As Thursday’s hearing got underway, a South African official quoted Nelson Mandela, the country’s anti-apartheid icon and founding president.
—Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
The 26-year-old activist spoke to The Associated Press after delivering the annual Nelson Mandela lecture in Johannesburg on the 10th anniversary of the death of South Africa’s anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate.
—Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2023
Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
She has been involved with International anti-apartheid movements and created the African Youth Survival Camp as a student, per her website.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
And South African voters could for the first time oust the African National Congress, the former anti-apartheid movement that Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
There is a 20-foot bronze statue of South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela in a park in the heart of Ramallah, the Palestinian administrative capital in the West Bank.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
That same year, the new South African government began rolling back apartheid policies, paving the way for historic elections in 1994 that were won in a landslide by anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela.
—Benjamin Case, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
As a sign of appreciation, dozens of Palestinians braved cold and wet winter weather Wednesday and Thursday, gathering at a statue of Nelson Mandela in Ramallah, waving Palestinian flags and holding up signs quoting the anti-apartheid icon.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2024
As Thursday’s hearing got underway, a South African official quoted Nelson Mandela, the country’s anti-apartheid icon and founding president.
—Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
The 26-year-old activist spoke to The Associated Press after delivering the annual Nelson Mandela lecture in Johannesburg on the 10th anniversary of the death of South Africa’s anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate.
—Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2023
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