<Tr> <Td> † No new legislation introduced, rather the existing legislation named was amended . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> NP leaders argued that South Africa did not comprise a single nation, but was made up of four distinct racial groups: white, black, coloured and Indian . Such groups were split into 13 nations or racial federations . White people encompassed the English and Afrikaans language groups; the black populace was divided into ten such groups . </P>

When did apartheid start and who started it