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Foreign relations of South Africa during apartheid refers to the foreign relations of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. South Africa introduced apartheid in 1948, as a systematic extension of pre-existing racial discrimination laws.
See Iran–South Africa relations. South Africa and Iran share historical bilateral relations and the latter supported the South African liberation movements. It severed official relations with South Africa in 1979 and imposed a trade boycott in protest against the country's apartheid policies. However, in January 1994, Iran lifted all trade ...
The resolution also established the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. [1] The committee was originally boycotted by the Western nations, because of their disagreement with the aspects of the resolution calling for the boycott of South Africa.
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's ...
In spite of the tense relations between the apartheid regime and the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, a British colony at the time, continued to engage in trade with South Africa. As an incentive of attracting investment in South Africa, Hong Kongers were granted honorary white status by the South African government, enabling them to facilitate their ...
Netherlands–South Africa refers to the current and historical relations between the Netherlands and South Africa.Both nations share historic ties and have a long-standing special relationship, partly due to the Dutch colony in the Cape, linguistic similarity between Dutch and Afrikaans and the Netherlands' staunch support in the struggle against Apartheid.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa argued at the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel’s occupation ...
In 1992, South Africa held a whites-only referendum, in which the electorate voted decisively to end Apartheid. The government continued to make progress with the negotiations, culminating in the first multi-racial elections in the country's history, and Nelson Mandela becoming the first black President of South Africa.