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Biography of Nelson Mandela Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Dalibhunga) was born in South Africa in 1918 and died in 2013. He was a political activist and freedom fighter, as well as the first President in South Afric (…)
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Apartheid Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
This guide will help you work with the topic of apartheid. The guide is mainly intended for use in English class, but it may also be relevant for other school subjects such as History or Social Studie (…)
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South Africa becomes an apartheid state Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
From around 1950 to around 1991, South Africa was subject to a series of discriminatory laws designed to keep different ethnicities apart and in effect securing total political and social control for (…)
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Resistance against apartheid Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
The African National Congress was formed in 1912 - years before apartheid - as an organisation advocating equal voting rights for black people and people of mixed ethnicity in South Africa. After apar (…)
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Putting apartheid into perspective Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
The troubles of South Africa were not over when apartheid ended. Mandela’s new government (1994-1999) was faced with an enormous foreign debt and a raging epidemic of HIV/AIDS throughout the country ( (…)
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Glossary for apartheid Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
On this page you can find words that are particularly useful to know when studying apartheid. Click each word for a full definition in English, an overview of related words and an example of the word (…)
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The end of apartheid Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
In 1990, after much international and national pressure, President F.W. de Klerk of the National Party agreed to release a number of political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela. Mandela’s release wa (…)
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The end of the conflict in Northern Ireland Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
The Troubles continued in Northern Ireland throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, especially because of the IRA’s on-going armed campaign. However, in 1983, the republicans’ political wing Sinn Féin st (…)
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The height of the conflict in Northern Ireland Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, political violence reached extreme levels in Northern Ireland. Here are some of the main events that marked the period. The year 1972 is considered the most violent in (…)
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Key terms for Ireland and Northern Ireland Engelska 5, Engelska 6, Engelska 7
On this page you can find words that are particularly useful to know when studying Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the Troubles. Click each word for a full definition in English. ... (…)