Coloured chamber of the Tricameral Parliament
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The Coloured chamber of the Tricameral Parliament was the apartheid-era legislative house in South Africa designated for citizens classified as "Coloured," operating alongside separate chambers for white and Indian populations while excluding the Black majority.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | parliamentary chamber ⓘ |
| appliesToDemographicGroup | Coloured population of South Africa ⓘ |
| boycottedBy | many Coloured political organizations ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | instrument of apartheid reform ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | entrenching racial segregation in political representation ⓘ |
| designedTo | provide appearance of power-sharing without majority rule ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | transition to democratic, non-racial constitutional order in South Africa ⓘ |
| endTime | 1994 ⓘ |
| excludedDemographicGroup |
African National Congress supporters (de facto, via apartheid laws)
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Black African majority of South Africa ⓘ |
| excludedFromFranchise |
Black African citizens
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most anti-apartheid activists (via security legislation) ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | separate chamber with limited powers within Tricameral system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late apartheid era ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Republic of South Africa Constitution Act 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | representation of Coloured citizens in national legislation ⓘ |
| legitimacyContestedBy | anti-apartheid movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnderSystem | apartheid ⓘ |
| oversawPolicyAreas | matters designated for Coloured affairs ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
House of Assembly of the Tricameral Parliament
NERFINISHED
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House of Delegates of the Tricameral Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tricameral Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | white-minority rule in South Africa ⓘ |
| relatedToPolicy | racial classification laws in South Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy | non-racial Parliament of South Africa after 1994 elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | overall apartheid constitutional framework ⓘ |
| votingRightsLimitedTo | Coloured voters registered on separate racial roll ⓘ |
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Labour Party (South Africa)
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Coloured chamber of the Tricameral Parliament
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