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The realization, in South Africa, of one of the most
important events in the world - the Soccer World Cup in
2010, can be considered as a historical fact for the
country and for the world. In addition to being the
first African country to host this impressive sporting
event, South Africans showed the world that they managed
to overcome the historic episode of apartheid experienced
by its population. The apartheid can be understood as
a policy that legalized the racism in South Africa
between the years 1948 and 1994. In this scheme, the
white minority went on to enjoy all the social
privileges, such as voting and have access to several
places, in order to segregate the black population
socially and geographically, in one of the most
regrettable historical events of humanity.
The institutionalization of apartheid occurred with
the arrival of the Reunited National Party in 1948,
which fought for the imposition of the segregationist
vision of the Afrikaners , who justified
themselves based on similar traditions of their
ancestors, the Boers . As a result, in addition
to restricting suffrage, blacks began to be isolated in
specific settlements (called “bantustões”), prevented
from acquiring land and marrying white people.
As a result, in addition to the established social
humiliation, blacks began to rely on degrading public
and private services, to suffer from a greater
degradation of their living conditions, in addition to
the intensification of repressive action by the
government. Even so, protests against the apartheid
regime were intensified under the leadership of the
African National Congress (CNA), a party that was banned
in the 1960s. Among the leaders of the CNA was Nelson
Mandela (1918 - 2013), who was arrested and kept like
that for 27 years.
In this context, international pressure against the
apartheid regime in South Africa has become quite
intense, with several international sanctions and a
consequent political isolation in the face of the
government's inflexibility.
In 1989, however, after elections were held, Africans
were defeated and the new president, Frederik Willem
Klerk, implemented measures to end apartheid, restoring
legality to the ANC and revoking the arrest of activists
fighting against the regime ( including Mandela). Nelson
Mandela, in 1994, was elected in democratic and
multiracial elections, becoming the first black
president in the history of South Africa, responsible
for putting a definitive end to the existing racial
regime.
However, the legacy of apartheid is still very much
felt in South Africa, which has also suffered from
serious economic problems, which are gradually being
overcome. Today, the country is considered an emerging
economy and is one of the main countries on the African
continent in political and economic terms. From 2011,
inclusive, the South Africans became part of the BRICS
summit, alongside Brazil, Russia, India and China, who
are seen today as the main representatives of developing
countries in the world.
In this context, the candidacy for the 2010 World Cup
in South Africa - remembering that, by FIFA's decision,
the event should necessarily take place in an African
country - was considered as a symbolic act to
demonstrate the country's evolution and also a clear
demonstration that, at least in the political aspect,
apartheid has been overcome. For South Africa democracy and rights, please check getzipcodes.
Despite the fact that the local team did not even
pass the first stages of the tournament, it was
considered that the event was very well done,
culminating in a greater and wider dissemination of the
country's social conditions and also of its tourist
potential. Contrary to what happened in times of racial
repression, today South Africa is viewed differently by
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| 1UpTravel.com - Maps of South Africa |
| Browse a collection of city, country, provinces,
territory, shaded relief and political maps of South
Africa. View the maps of Johannesburg and Prince Edward
Island. |
| http://www.1uptravel.com/worldmaps/south-africa.html |
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| South Africa - African Adventures Map |
| Offers a graphical outline map of southern Africa,
including the countries of South Africa, Botswana and
Zambia. |
| http://www.africanadv.com/map.htm |
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| South Africa - African National Congress Map |
| Enter this gopher resource to view a black and white
outline map of the country's provinces. Good for
printing out and studying. |
| gopher://gopher.anc.org.za/g9/anc/graphics/samapo |
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| South Africa - AfricaPoint.com Map |
| Detailed, color map of South pinpoints the location of
the capital city, district, outlying areas, plus Lesotho
and Swaziland. |
| http://www.africapoint.com/travel/soutmap.htm |
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| South Africa - Cape Map |
| Features a map that shows the regions of the Cape of
South Africa region and click through for more
information. |
| http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/za(.html |
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| South Africa - Go2Africa.com Map |
| Preview a regional map of this South African coastline
known for whale sightings. Click through for
accommodations and parkland information. |
| http://www.go2africa.com/south-africa/whale-coast/ |
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| South Africa - InfoPlease.com Map |
| View a close-up map of South Africa and easily locate
key cities and towns, plus bordering countries and river
systems. |
| http://ln.infoplease.com/atlas/country/southafrica.html |
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| South Africa - Merriam-Webster Atlas |
| Detailed color map of this African country also includes
country facts, illustration of the nation's flag, and a
historical summary. |
| http://www.m-w.com/maps/south_africa.html |
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| South Africa - National Geographic Map Machine |
| Satellite imaging and political map-making combine to
create a zoomable map of this west African country, and
it's cities, rivers and topography. |
| http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html?i |
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| South Africa - Regional Map |
| Peruse this regional map of South Africa and zoom in on
a particular area to find even more maps and
accommodations, parklands and cities. |
| http://www.go2africa.com/south-africa/region1.asp |
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| South Africa - University of Texas Library |
| Learn the layout of Johannesburg and the rest of South
Africa by checking out the historical, political and
shaded-relief maps. |
| http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/south_afri... |
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