Apartheid
The white minority government of the National Party controlled and ruled South Africa for almost 50 years. Under this rule, whites and blacks were forbidden from marrying, and black citizens were not allowed to vote, be out after curfew, visit public parks and other places of interests that were reserved for whites only – to name a few. Apartheid ran from 1948 until 1994.
Apartheid
Gay Marriage
In 2006, South Africa became the first African country to recognize same-sex marriage. This made South Africa just the fifth country in the world to do so.
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Gay Marriage
