What was the reaction of the government to protest movement against the apartheid in south Africa

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1.	What was the reaction of the government to protest movement against the apartheid in south Africa
Answer» From the early 1950s, the African National Congress (ANC) initiated its Defiance Campaign of passive resistance. [2] Subsequent civil disobedience protests targeted curfews, pass laws, and "petty apartheid" segregation in public facilities.