FIFA World Cup 2010 (answers) - South Africa

South Africa

What is apartheid?
Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation in South Africa between 1948 and 1994.
Racial segregation in South Africa began in the colonial times, but apartheid as an official policy was, introduced in 1948.
Under apartheid, the black people was forbidden to drive the same bus as white people, go to the same restaurants and even use the same hospitals as white people. 

When became the World Cup 2010 held?
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010.


When was the day when Nelson Mandela release from the prison?
During Nelson Mandela’s time in jail he had secret talks with South Africa’s president, P.W. Botha, and his successor, F.W. de Klerk. As a result, the 11th February 1990 he was a free man.
Explain the official holly day the 16th June.
It’s the day that honors the deaths of hundreds of Soweto schoolchildren, a day that changed the course of the country’s history. 
Who played against each other, in the final of World Cup 2010?
In the final, Spain, the European champions, defeated third-time finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time, with Andrés Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute giving Spain their first world title, the first time that a European nation has won the tournament outside its home continent.