Coloured Persons Representative Council
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The Coloured Persons Representative Council was a racially segregated legislative body in apartheid-era South Africa that provided limited self-governance to the Coloured population before being replaced by the tricameral parliament system.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartheid-era institution
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesToDemographicGroup | Coloured population of South Africa ⓘ |
| chamberFor | Coloured people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | apartheid constitutional framework ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| discriminationEmbedded | yes ⓘ |
| establishedUnderPolicy | separate development ⓘ |
| function |
advisory role on matters affecting Coloured population
ⓘ
limited legislative authority in designated areas ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | subordinate to white-dominated central government ⓘ |
| governanceModel | ethnically compartmentalized governance ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| humanRightsContext | instrument of racial discrimination ⓘ |
| ideologicalPurpose | to give appearance of political inclusion under apartheid ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory body ⓘ |
| legislativePowerScope | limited ⓘ |
| politicalOppositionResponse | boycotted by many anti-apartheid organizations ⓘ |
| politicalRightsEffect | excluded Coloured people from national Parliament ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | apartheid ⓘ |
| powerLimitation | subject to veto or override by central government ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Bantustan policy
ⓘ
racial segregation in South Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Tricameral Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representationLegitimacy | widely criticized as tokenistic ⓘ |
| representationType | racially segregated representation ⓘ |
| segregationBasis | race ⓘ |
| selfGovernanceType | limited self-governance ⓘ |
| successorSystem | Tricameral Parliament’s House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingRightsScope | restricted ⓘ |
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