anti-apartheid movement

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anti-racism movement human rights movement political movement social movement

The anti-apartheid movement was a global and domestic campaign that sought to end South Africa’s system of racial segregation and white minority rule through political activism, protest, and international pressure.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
anti-apartheid movement canonical	69
South African anti-apartheid movement	3
anti-apartheid movement in South Africa	2
Black Consciousness Movement	1
South African anti-apartheid struggle	1
anti-apartheid movement (through artistic work)	1
international anti-apartheid movement	1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-racism movement ⓘ human rights movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
aimedTo	end apartheid in South Africa ⓘ end racial segregation in South Africa ⓘ end white minority rule in South Africa ⓘ
contributedTo	first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994 ⓘ lifting of apartheid-era bans on political organizations ⓘ negotiated end of apartheid ⓘ release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 ⓘ
hadDomesticComponentIn	South Africa ⓘ
hadInternationalComponentIn	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ India ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Norway ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Zambia ⓘ
hadSlogan	Boycott Apartheid ⓘ End Apartheid ⓘ Free Nelson Mandela ⓘ
influencedPolicy	Commonwealth sanctions on South Africa ⓘ European Community sanctions on South Africa ⓘ UN arms embargo on South Africa ⓘ UN economic sanctions on South Africa ⓘ Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 ⓘ surface form: US Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986
involvedActor	African Union ⓘ surface form: Organization of African Unity United Nations ⓘ church groups ⓘ community organizations ⓘ international NGOs ⓘ student organizations ⓘ trade unions ⓘ
legacy	inspiration for later divestment movements ⓘ model for international sanctions campaigns ⓘ promotion of racial equality in post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ
opposed	National Party (South Africa) ⓘ surface form: National Party government of South Africa apartheid system in South Africa ⓘ
reachedClimaxIn	1980s ⓘ
relatedTo	civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ global anti-colonial movements ⓘ
supportedLeader	Albertina Sisulu ⓘ Chris Hani ⓘ Desmond Tutu ⓘ Joe Slovo ⓘ Nelson Mandela ⓘ Oliver Tambo ⓘ Steve Biko ⓘ Walter Sisulu ⓘ
supportedOrganization	African National Congress ⓘ Congress of South African Trade Unions ⓘ Pan Africanist Congress ⓘ South African Communist Party ⓘ South African Council of Churches ⓘ United Democratic Front ⓘ
timePeriod	1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ early 1990s ⓘ
usedMethod	academic boycotts ⓘ armed struggle ⓘ boycotts ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ consumer boycotts ⓘ cultural boycotts ⓘ divestment campaigns ⓘ economic sanctions campaigns ⓘ international lobbying ⓘ mass protest ⓘ strikes ⓘ trade union solidarity actions ⓘ

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Subject: anti-apartheid movement
Description of subject: The anti-apartheid movement was a global and domestic campaign that sought to end South Africa’s system of racial segregation and white minority rule through political activism, protest, and international pressure.

Referenced by (78)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Winnie Mandela → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Bantu Education Act → opposedBy → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Consciousness Movement

Defiance Campaign → partOf → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African anti-apartheid struggle

Yusuf Dadoo → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

A. I. Kajee → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

United Democratic Front → partOf → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African anti-apartheid movement

Long Walk to Freedom → mainSubject → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Zindzi Mandela → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Thabo Mbeki → participatedIn → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Hope and Suffering → associatedWith → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Crying in the Wilderness → associatedWith → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

"The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist" → mainSubject → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

subject surface form: The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist

Amy Carter → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Ahmed Kathrada → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Fatima Meer → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Kader Asmal → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

nonviolence movement → influenced → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: anti-apartheid movement in South Africa

Mac Maharaj → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Nomzamo → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela

Kgalema Motlanthe → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Cyril Ramaphosa → participatedIn → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Silver and Gold → mainTheme → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Hector Pieterson → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Walter Sisulu → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Govan Mbeki → participantIn → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African anti-apartheid movement

Robert Sobukwe → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Monty Naicker → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Jan Hofmeyr School of Social Work → associatedWith → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Jacob Zuma → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Winifred → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Winifred Madikizela-Mandela

Nadine Gordimer → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Regina Mundi Church → associatedWithMovement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Ela Gandhi → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Joe Slovo → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Moses Kotane → participatedIn → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

apartheid government of South Africa → opposedBy → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: international anti-apartheid movement

Congress Alliance → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Mangosuthu Buthelezi → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Dadoo → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

subject surface form: Yusuf Dadoo

South African Congress of Trade Unions → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Oliver Tambo → workedOn → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Oliver Tambo → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

J.B. Marks → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Albert Luthuli → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

African National Congress Youth League → ideology → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

20th century → hasMajorEvent → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Dr G. M. Naicker → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Allan Boesak → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ

Albertina Sisulu → movement → anti-apartheid movement ⓘ