July 1985 to February 1990 - South Africa, in response to increasing civil unrest and township violence opposing apartheid rule.

In exchange for confessions about atrocities under 40 years of apartheid rule, it plans to offer amnesty.

Increased awareness and opposition to white-minority apartheid rule in South Africa occurred in the Western world.

South Africa has an increasing number of gated communities, particularly since the end of apartheid rule.

South Africa, he said, was still sick from more than four decades under apartheid rule.

Most police records were illegally destroyed in the last days of apartheid rule, but local morgue records remained.

The elections will complete the country's transition from 40 years of apartheid rule.

"The lessons of apartheid rule have been that matters are decided by violence and it is natural that oppressed should conclude this to be the case."

The party condemned apartheid rule.