Why did Apartheid come to an end in 1994?
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Why did Apartheid come to an end in 1994? Apartheid continued to develop in the years after the implementation of the nine major acts, put in place to further enforce Apartheid. However, soon the element of defiance would come to the nations attention, as people began to realise that by pulling together they could overcome their terrible restrictions. This essay will discuss the long term and short term factors which concluded in the abandonment of apartheid in 1994, these include economic, internal and international factors, black, Asian, white and coloured influences, and the actions of individuals. The first of the long-term factors was the revival of the African National Congress in 1944, by Dr A. B Xuma who became president of the ANC in 1940 and secured the organisations finances, attracting new younger members who formed the ANC youth league. The youth league included Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo and Nelson...


