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jan 18, 1959 - Separate homelands are created for the major black groups. (18 Jan 1959)

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The government passes new laws to create separate homelands, called Bantustans, for the major black groups in the country. The government does this to stop blacks from being citizens of South Africa.

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jan 18, 1959
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~ 67 years ago