1997年,南非永久宪法正式生效,这标志着在南非延续了300多年的种族隔离制度在法律上彻底终结。南非共和国前身为1910年由英、荷移民历经两次波耳战争后携手合作成立的南非联邦。1961年5月31日南非联邦脱离大英国协,易名为南非共和国,但仍由少数白人统治,并采取种族隔离政策。其后虽迫 In 1997, the permanent constitution of South Africa came into force, which marked the complete legal termination of the system of apartheid that lasted for more than 300 years in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa, formerly known as the South African Federation, was founded in 1910 by the British and Dutch settlers after two battles over the Persian Gulf. On May 31, 1961, the South African Federation, disengaged from the British Association, was renamed the Republic of South Africa but was still ruled by a minority of whites and adopted a policy of apartheid. Although later forced