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Apartheid put into action by National party
Enacting a series of racial laws and regulations it called apartheid ("apartness" in Afrikaans? -
Mixed Marriages Act
An apartheid - era law in South Africa that prohibited between whites and non whites -
Population Registration Act
Required all citizens to register their specific racial characteristics with the government authorities -
Sharpeville Massacre
69 protesters were killed. "Police in a Black township in south Africa opened fire on a group of people peacefully protesting oppressive laws". -
Rivonia Trial
Ten leaders of the African National congress were tned for 221 acts of sabotage designed to overthrow the apartheid system