apartheid

system of racial segregation and oppression in South Africa, introduced in 1948 by D.F. Malan and abolished between 1990 and 1994 by F.W. de Klerk
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apartheid

Summary

apartheid is a policy[1]. apartheid ranks in the top 1% of policy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,389 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • apartheid is credited with the discovery of Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd[3].
  • apartheid's instance of is recorded as policy[4].
  • apartheid's instance of is recorded as racism[5].
  • apartheid's based on is recorded as Baasskap[6].
  • apartheid's based on is recorded as racism[7].
  • apartheid's based on is recorded as white supremacy[8].
  • apartheid is a type of racial segregation[9].
  • apartheid is a type of divide and rule[10].
  • apartheid's Commons category is recorded as Apartheid[11].
  • apartheid's foundational text is recorded as Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949[12].
  • apartheid's foundational text is recorded as Immorality Act[13].
  • apartheid's foundational text is recorded as Population Registration Act, 1950[14].
  • January 1, 1948 marks the founding of apartheid[15].
  • apartheid was dissolved in 1991[16].
  • apartheid's significant event is recorded as Coloured vote constitutional crisis[17].
  • apartheid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apartheid[18].
  • apartheid's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as South-West Africa[19].
  • apartheid's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as South Africa[20].
  • apartheid's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought[21].
  • apartheid's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[22].
  • apartheid's described by source is recorded as Pax Leksikon[23].
  • apartheid's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[24].
  • apartheid's has effect is recorded as Legacies of apartheid[25].
  • apartheid's has characteristic is recorded as Minoritarianism[26].
  • apartheid's has characteristic is recorded as social stratification[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include policy[4] and racism[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1948 marks the founding of apartheid[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for apartheid include Crime of apartheid[28] and International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination[29], a world day[30], founded in 1966[31].

Why It Matters

apartheid ranks in the top 1% of policy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,389 views/month).[2] apartheid has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] apartheid is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

apartheid has been cited as an influence by Afrapix[34], a photo agency[35], in South Africa[36], founded in 1982[37].

apartheid is credited with the discovery of Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd[38], a politician[39], 1901–1966[40], of South Africa[41]. Entities named for apartheid include Crime of apartheid[28] and International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination[29], a world day[30], founded in 1966[31].

FAQs

Who did apartheid influence?

apartheid has been cited as an influence by Afrapix[34].

What did apartheid discover?

apartheid is credited as discoverer of Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on Baasskap, racism, white supremacy
    Has characteristic Minoritarianism, social stratification, Internal resistance to South African apartheid +1
    Wikidata description system of racial segregation and oppression in South Africa, introduced in 1948
    Inception +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 7033, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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