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South Africa dates back almost 3 million years ago to Australopithecus Africanus which was one of the earliest human ancestors. Evidence of two groups was found, the San and the Khoikhoi. The San were hunters and gatherers and the Khoikhoi herded cattle and were nomadic.
In 1948 Apartheid government came into power but it wasn’t until 1951 that the HNP or Herenigde Nasional Party gained the majority of constituencies and took over power. Apartheid which means “separation” was all about racial segregation, political and economic discrimination. This separated the black, Coloured, Indian and white South Africans. This separation end initialized in February of 1990 when Nelson Mandela was released. Then on April 27th 1994 the first democratic elections were held in South Africa with all races allowed to vote.
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