Why did Apartheid end?

Why did Apartheid end?

1. Steve Biko

   • Black Consciousness
     • Pride in being Black
     • Knowledge of Black History
     • Refusing White Superiority
     • Refusing Help
   • Influenced by MLK and Malcolm X
   • South African Student's Organisation
   • Beaten to death by Police during Hunger Strike

2. Soweto Uprising and Student Protest

   • 1976 Uprising in Schools
     • Black taught in Afrikaans: the white language
     • 15,000 Students from Sowetto
       • 2 killed but many injured by police guns
         • Gained Publicity
   • Uprisings in Black Townships
     • 13 year old Stompie
       • Army of 1,500 under 14's
         • Burned Town Hall

3. Black Church Leaders

   • Desmond Tutu
     • Against Apartheid
       • Nobel Peace Prize
         • Persuaded Black People to go against Apartheid in peaceful methods

4. U.N

   • Cutting off trade links
     • Big Countries did not want to stop trading as it lost them money
   • Europe protested
     • In Rugby World Cup 1970 they disrupted many games: this continued till Apartheid ended

5. Trade Unions

   • Black people allowed to join trade unions in 1980
     • 365,000 working days were lost by strikes in 1982

6. Economic Problems

   • Increase in Violence
   • Big Businesses Pulled Out
   • Taxes Increased for army
     • White People lost income

7. New Government

   • 1989 New President
     • ANC and PAC Unbanned
     • Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners to be released
       • Nelson Mandela became President
     • Civil Rights

8. End of Cold War

   • Apartheid Government lost support from U.S.A

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