History A-Level
Political legitimacy
What Political legitimacy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Political legitimacy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Bantustans' poverty, overcrowding and denied citizenship undermined their legitimacy, while the Muldergate scandal damaged public trust.
Topics that use Political legitimacy
- Redefining resistance and challenges to National Party power, 1968–83 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Black Consciousness
- Economic constraints
- Exile and internal resistance
- International solidarity and diplomacy
- Isolation of the apartheid regime
- Leadership and organisation
- Resistance and repression
- South African Students’ Organisation (SASO)
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