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Resistance grew in tandem with oppression, led by groups like the and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) .

: Ongoing strikes, township revolts, and the work of the United Democratic Front (UDF) made the country nearly ungovernable. South Africa: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid

: Nelson Mandela and other top ANC leaders were sentenced to life in prison in 1964. Resistance grew in tandem with oppression, led by

: Thousands of students protested the mandatory use of Afrikaans in schools. The brutal police response, which killed hundreds, drew intense international condemnation and sparked a new wave of internal militancy. The Fall of Apartheid (1980s–1994) Resistance grew in tandem with oppression

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