Bantustan
enUKBan·tu·stan
B0065250 (băn′to͞o-stăn′)Bantustan
(ˈbɑːntʊˌstɑːn; ˌbæntʊˈstɑːn)home•land
(ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd)n.
单词 | bantustan |
释义 | BantustanenUKBan·tu·stanB0065250 (băn′to͞o-stăn′)Bantustan(ˈbɑːntʊˌstɑːn; ˌbæntʊˈstɑːn)home•land(ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd)n. bantustanenUKbantustan,in 20th-century South African history, territory that was set aside under apartheidapartheid[Afrik.,=apartness], system of racial segregation peculiar to the Republic of South Africa, the legal basis of which was largely repealed in 1991–92. History ..... Click the link for more information. for black South Africans and slated for eventual independence. Ten bantustans (later generally referred to as homelands), covering 14% of the country's land, were created from the former "native reserves." Four were proclaimed independent—TranskeiTranskei , former black "homeland" and nominal republic, E South Africa, in what is now Eastern Cape prov. Transkei was bounded by the Great Kei River on the south, by the Indian Ocean on the east, by Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal) on the north, and by Lesotho on the northwest. ..... Click the link for more information. (1976), BophuthatswanaBophuthatswana , former black "homeland" and nominal republic, c.17,000 sq mi (44,000 sq km), N South Africa. Bophuthatswana comprised seven separate areas, one along the Botswana border, the remainder enclaves within N and central South Africa. ..... Click the link for more information. (1977), VendaVenda , former black "homeland" and nominal republic, NE South Africa. It comprised two connected areas near the Zimbabwe border in what is now Limpopo prov. Kruger National Park bordered on its northeast, and the former homeland of Gazankulu bordered on the southeast. ..... Click the link for more information. (1979), and CiskeiCiskei , former black "homeland" and nominal republic, SE South Africa, in what is now Eastern Cape prov. Surrounded by the former Cape Province of South Africa, it consisted of two parcels of land, the larger one bordering the Indian Ocean to the southeast. ..... Click the link for more information. (1981)—but no foreign government recognized them as independent nations. Citizens of independent homelands lost the limited rights they had as South Africans. Under the South African constitution that was approved in 1993 and ended white rule, South African citizenship was restored to homeland residents, and the homelands were abolished. Bantustan |
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