What made the Whites put an end to Apartheid in South Africa?
‘Whites’ did NOT stop Apartheid. It was due to multiple factors. Firstly, International pressure played a critical role due to the economic sanctions they imposed on South Africa. President de Klerk and other moderate white Ministers in government were instrumental in starting negotiations for change to majority rule, starting with a shared leadership between Mr Mandela and President de Klerk. Moreover the continuing violence at home was now causing disinvestment as the atmosphere was no longer condusive for business, thus the withdrawal of foreign investors. The collapse of the Communist Socialist Soviet Republic also contributed. The American government withdrew military aid to the South African government as the african resistance was no longer percieved as Communist inspired. The influence of the ‘Father Figure’, ex President Nelson Mandela (fondly known by all South Africans as MADIBA), can never go unmentioned. His very existence inspired all those who were fighting for the end o
