why gandhi went to south africa?
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After two uncertain years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, he moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit. ... It was in South Africa that Gandhi raised a family, and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
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Due to imperialism, some aspects of life, such as education, transportation and medicine improved in Africa. Many Africans strayed from their tribal beliefs and began adopting western beliefs, leading to internal conflict. Competition increased and conflict grew between imperial powers.
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IPL 2009 was played in South Africa because of the Lok Sabha elections in 2009 which were going on in the country and the unavailability of the security forces for the matches prompted BCCI to either shift the dates of IPL or cancel it but they came up with a brilliant idea of having the IPL in South Africa and ...
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Mandela is my hero because his spirit cannot be crushed. Imprisoned for his political views in the early 1960s, Mandela refused to compromise his position, which was equality and justice for all people. He sacrificed his own freedom for the self-determination of all South Africans. He is courageous and uncompromising.
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A Xhosa speaker, Mandela was born to the Thembu royal family in Mvezo, Union of South Africa. ... He was arrested and imprisoned in 1962, and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring to overthrow the state following the Rivonia Trial.
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The cricketer, born to an English mother and Afrikaner father, left his native South Africa for England in 2000, aged 19, because his career was being hampered by post-Apartheid race quotas. He made his England debut four years later and was captain for a tumultuous five months in 2008.
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Visas are not required by South African passport holders for a stay of up to 30 days. No firearms will be allowed to cross the border, without the required permits. No animals (pets) will be allowed to cross the border, without the required permits.
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Jesus, Napoleon, Moses, Julius Cesar, Saint Paul, Alexander the Great, Gandhi & Muhammad were men whose lives changed the course of history. They would have been remarkable in any era in which they were born.
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It bordered the Indian Ocean on the southeast and was bounded by the Republic of South Africa on the southwest, northwest, and northeast. A fingerlike extension of South African territory on the northeast separated Ciskei from Transkei (another former Xhosa homeland that was declared independent by South Africa).
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Zuma: And the biggest continent is... Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has discovered that Africa is in fact not the biggest continent in the world. More than a month after he boasted that all continents would fit into Africa, the president has realised that the biggest continent is in fact Asia.
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The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up by the Government of National Unity to help deal with what happened under apartheid. The conflict during this period resulted in violence and human rights abuses from all sides. No section of society escaped these abuses.
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The SACP was a vital part of the ANC alliance. ... In 1989, he rose in the ranks to head the ANC's Department of International Affairs and was involved in the ANC's negotiations with the South African government. Mbeki played a major role in turning the international media against apartheid.
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In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500) became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia.
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In 1989, he rose in the ranks to head the ANC's Department of International Affairs and was involved in the ANC's negotiations with the South African government. Mbeki played a major role in turning the international media against apartheid.
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The main objectives of the OAU were to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonisation and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity amongst African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote ...
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2. Rizal decided to leave the country not just to complete his medical studies in Europe. Hidden purposes for his voyage: to make a name for himself in the realm of journalism; to observe and study European society ; and to prepare himself for the task of liberating the Filipinos from Spanish tyranny.
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Firstly it opened a link between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea. This meant that ships no longer needed to sail right round Africa. Secondly it was built and owned by the French and British and consolidated their imperialist interests in that part of the world.