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Just 20 years ago, South Africa was commonly perceived as one of the most polarized, ill-starred places on the planet. Shackled by the racist system of apartheid, or legally enforced segregation, it was a nation divided against itself and shunned by the rest of the world as a pariah state. ¶ Today the world is looking at South Africa for very different reasons. This summer the country will become the first African nation to host the World Cup soccer tournament.
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