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White supremacy in Africa

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apartheid
Apartheid ( , especially South African English:  , ; , ) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on baasskap ( 'boss-ship' or 'boss-hood'), which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation's minority white population. Under this minoritarian system, white citizens held the highest status, followed by Indians, Coloureds and black Africans, in that order. The economic le
Rhodesia
Rhodesia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was a country in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia served as the de facto successor state to the British dominion of Southern Rhodesia following a unilateral declaration of independence issued by the ruling government. Throughout this fourteen-year period, Rhodesia faced internal conflict and political unrest. Following the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979, the territory returned to British political control and then subsequently gained internationally recognised independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.
Union of South Africa
state in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961, predecessor to the Republic of South Africa
Orange Free State
independent Boer sovereign republic in Southern Africa between 1854–1902
South African Republic
independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa between 1856–1902
German South-West Africa
former colony of the German Empire
South-West Africa
former country, a mandate of South Africa
Boer republic
one of several self-governing republics in southern Africa formed by Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Cape Colony, mostly during the 19th century