#history  The South African Apartheid was a strict policy of segregation that lasted for 28 years, and finally ended in 1994 with the election of Nelson Mandela as the first Black president. - 🇿🇦 Apartheid was a system of racial segregation that denied the Black majority access to education, jobs, and more. - 🗳️ The ruling National Party enforced Apartheid through forced relocations, segregation, and disenfranchisement of non-white populations. - 🌍 The international community put pressure on South Africa to end Apartheid, leading to global trade embargoes and the release of Nelson Mandela. - 🕊️ Following the unbanning of the ANC and the release of Mandela, constitutional negotiations led to Mandela's election as the first Black president in 1994. - 💔 Apartheid's legacy still affects South Africa today, with many wounds yet to fully heal.