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  2. South Africa–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    The United States and South Africa currently maintain bilateral relations with one another. The United States and South Africa have been economically linked to one another since the late 18th century which has continued into the 21st century. United States and South Africa relations faced periods of strain throughout the 20th century due to the ...

  3. Foreign relations of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The foreign relations of South Africa have spanned from the country's time as a Dominion of the British Empire to its isolationist policies under apartheid to its position as a responsible international actor taking a key role in Africa, particularly Southern Africa. South Africa is a member of the United Nations, the African Union and the ...

  4. Africa–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    Liberia. U.S. relations with Liberia date back to 1819, when the Congress appropriated $100,000 for the establishment of Liberia. [1] The settlers were free blacks or freed slaves who were selected and funded by the American Colonization Society (ACS). The religious ethos and cultural norms of the ACS shaped Afro-American settler society and ...

  5. Foreign relations of South Africa during apartheid - Wikipedia

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    e. Foreign relations of South Africa during apartheid refers to the foreign relations of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. South Africa introduced apartheid in 1948, as a systematic extension of pre-existing racial discrimination laws. Initially the regime implemented an offensive foreign policy trying to consolidate South African hegemony ...

  6. Global North and Global South - Wikipedia

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    More specifically, the Global North consists of the world's developed countries, whereas the Global South consists of the world's developing countries and least developed countries. [3][5] The Global South classification, as used by governmental and developmental organizations, was first introduced as a more open and value-free alternative to ...

  7. Israel–South Africa relations - Wikipedia

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    South African Prime Minister John Vorster, April 1971 1967–1994 1967–1987: Strategic cooperation In 1967, Israel's victory in the Six-Day War and subsequent occupation of the Sinai and the West Bank alienated it diplomatically from much of the Third World and black Africa, whose nationalist movements began to view Israel as a colonial state. At the same time, Israel became the object ...

  8. South Africa–United Kingdom relations - Wikipedia

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    The beginning of relations between South Africa and the UK began on 31 May 1910 when the Union of South Africa was founded as a Dominion of the British Empire. From 1910 until South Africa declared itself a republic on 31 May 1961, South Africa fought in support and as a part of the British Empire in both World War I and II. When South Africa ...

  9. History of the Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870 - Wikipedia

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    1899–1910. v. t. e. The history of the Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870 spans the period of the history of the Cape Colony during the Cape Frontier Wars, which lasted from 1779 to 1879. The wars were fought between the European colonists and the native Xhosa who, defending their land, fought against European rule. Map of the Cape Colony in 1809.