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In China, for example, the big story had been the Chinese government's self-proclaimed diplomatic triumphs, such as President Clinton's visit to Beijing and Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visits to Moscow and Tokyo; in Russia it had been the collapse of the post-Soviet financial system and the humiliation of market reformers; in Israel the disintegration of Benjamin Netanyahu's government amid bitter divisions over the Middle East peace process; in South Africa the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on apartheid-era crimes; in Germany the September election that ousted Chancellor Helmut Kohl and brought the Social Democrat Gerhard Schröder to power; in Italy the country's success in qualifying to join the new euro currency; and in France its soccer team's 3-0 victory over Brazil in the final of the World Cup.
Apartheid-era South Africa repressed homosexuals and suppressed the sex trade.
The armed forces, police, and bureaucracy are still dominated by holdovers from the apartheid-era government who have longtime allegiances to the National Party.
Many apartheid-era blacks claimed mixed ancestry in order to avoid more severe restrictions, often changing family names and falsifying birth records.
Most apartheid-era officials take de Klerk's position, denying knowledge of assassinations or instances of torture.