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Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister 1958-1966 Verwoerd wanted: * An all white South Africa by 1978. * The complete and permanent division of races in South Africa. * The National Party now controlled the South African police, courts, media, civil services, all levels of government and the army. This meant Verwoerd could introduce even more radical changes. 1959: Bantu Self-Government Act: * Verwoerd recommended that 8 (later 10) self-governing homelands for non-whites. These homelands were known as 'Bantustans'. * He hoped to 'cleanse' the rest of South Africa of non-whites and force them into these reserves. * Verwoerd planned to monitor the economy and government of these new Bantustans and prepare them for self-rule. * He was assassinated before his plans were achieved. John Vorster, Prime Minister 1966-1978 Vorster intended on completing Verwoerd vision of Bantustans across South Africa. * Between 1976 and 1981, four Bantustans were created (Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei). * They were too overcrowded and financially weak to...

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