About Apartheid
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.
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SA urges halt to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell key auction
... Mandela was released in 1990 as South Africa began to move away from strict racial segregation (Apartheid) - a process completed by the first multi-racial elections in 1994 when he was elected the country s first black president...
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SA urges halt to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell key auction
South Africa has demanded a halt to an auction of The Key to The Prison cell on Robben Island once occupied by former President Nelson Mandela .
The sale is due in January in New York by Guernsey's Auction House . The Seller is Christo Brand, Mandela's former prison guard in the notorious jail.
But Nathi Mthethwa , South Africa 's culture minister, said there had been no consultation with the government.
" This key belongs to The People of South Africa , " He Said .
" It is not anyone's personal belonging, " the minister added.
Guernsey's says its planned auction on 28 January is to raise funds for a memorial garden and museum around Mandela's burial site.
The Prison cell key is one of several items put up For Sale . Other highlights include Mandela's original painting The Lighthouse , Robben Island , as well as the exercise bicycle he was allowed to use and prison tennis racquet.
Mandela, who is a national hero in South Africa , spent 18 out to 27 years of his Time In prison on Robben Island . Mr Brand later became a close friend of Mandela.
The notorious island, within sight of The City of Cape Town and Table Mountain , acquired its name from the seals that once populated it in Multitudes - robben being the Dutch word for seal.
Mandela was released in 1990 as South Africa began to Move Away from strict racial segregation (Apartheid ) - a process completed by The First multi-racial elections in 1994 when he was elected the country's first Black President .
Mandela served a single term, stepping down in 1999.
He died in 2013 aged 95.
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The Bbc 's Mike Wooldridge watches as Nelson Mandela is released from prisonSource of news: bbc.com
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