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The Bantu Authorities Act was one of the pillars of apartheid in South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 during the apartheid era. This legislation was passed in 1951 and created the legal basis for the deportation of blacks into designated homeland reserve areas
Bantustan

A bantustan or euphemistically black african homeland or simply homeland, was territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South-West Africa , as part of the policy of South Africa under apartheid....
. This Act was augmented by the Bantu Homelands Citizens Act of 1970.








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The Bantu Authorities Act was one of the pillars of apartheid in South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 during the apartheid era. This legislation was passed in 1951 and created the legal basis for the deportation of blacks into designated homeland reserve areas
Bantustan

A bantustan or euphemistically black african homeland or simply homeland, was territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South-West Africa , as part of the policy of South Africa under apartheid....
. This Act was augmented by the Bantu Homelands Citizens Act of 1970.

See also

  • Apartheid in South Africa