homelands

homelands
   South African
   areas into which black people were forcibly resettled
   Nominally independent regions which were established as part of the policy of apartheid:
    South Africa's ethnic homelands are crumbling from internal corruption and bankruptcy and outside pressures by President F. W. de Klerk and the African National Congress. (Sunday Telegraph, March 1990)

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  • Homelands in Südwestafrika — Geplante Homelands nach dem Odendaal Plan 1964 Homelands in Südwestafrika 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Homelands (Fables) — The Homelands are the mythical lands from fairy tales, folklore, and nursery rhymes in the comic book series Fables .Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = Fables | editor last = Dougall |… …   Wikipedia

  • homelands — n. native land, fatherland, country in which one was born, country to which one belongs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Hawaiian Homelands — Upon the overthrow of the monarchy, the idea for Hawaiian Homelands was first born. In his testimony before Congress regarding the Hawaiian Islands on January 3, 1894, William Alexander reported:: In order to save them, President Dole and his… …   Wikipedia

  • Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act, 1970 — Apartheid legislation in South Africa  Precursors Hut tax Franchise and Ballot Act (1892) Natal Legislative Assembly Bill (1894) General Pass Regulations Bill (1905) Asiatic Registration Act (1906) South Africa Act (1909) Natives Land Act… …   Wikipedia

  • Imaginary Homelands — is a collection of essays written by Salman Rushdie covering a wide variety of topics. In addition to the title essay, the collection also includes Commonwealth Literature Does Not Exist .List of published works… …   Wikipedia

  • Communist Party of the Basque Homelands — Euskera: Euskal Herrialdeetako Alderdi Komunista Spanish: Partido Comunista de las Tierras Vascas Leader Juan Carlos Ramos …   Wikipedia

  • Bantu Homelands — Bạntu Homelands   [ həʊmlændz, englisch], Homelands …   Universal-Lexikon

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