A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE APARTHEID SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Apartheid, South African English for a system of Xenophobic segregation and repression which was in existence in South Africa from 1948 to 1984, enforced by the National Party. During this era of racial discrimination, peoples of the black race and other ethnic groups were restricted in movement and other liberties, thus establishing white supremacy rule. This form of racial segregation spread out to the whole of South Western Africa, before freedom was gained in 1990 and the region was renamed Namibia.
Apartheid is now a widely used word for all forms of racial discrimination used in a methodical  manner by a government in whatever strata to oppress or place embargo on the civil liberties of a group or groups of people due to ethnic sentiments.
Apartheid began under Dutch Colonial rule, and was passed onto the hands of the British.
Those affected by this form of rule included peoples of black, colored and Indian heritage.
Non-Whites as the over 3 million  oppressed and segregated Blacks, colored and Indians were called, started internal widespread revolts which sparked the fire for total freedom in the 1980s.