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Evelyn Ntoko Mase (18 May 1922 – 30 April 2004), later named Evelyn Rakeepile, was the first wife of the South African anti-apartheid activist and the future president Nelson Mandela, to whom she was married from 1944 to 1958. Mase was a nurse by profession.
Dec 6, 2013 · Evelyn Mase: First wife. Nelson Mandela married Evelyn Mase, a cousin of his political mentor Walter Sisulu, three years after arriving in Johannesburg to avoid an arranged marriage in the...
Jun 26, 2018 · Evelyn Ntoko Mase was Nelson Mandela's first wife and a nurse by profession. She was born in 1922 in the Transkei and married Mandela in 1944, but their marriage ended in divorce in 1958 due to political differences.
May 11, 2022 · Unlike his first two wives who had no worries about his passion for politics, his first wife Evelyn Mase resented it. This would lead to their breakup. The two met when they were both in their...
- Mildred Europa Taylor
Dec 10, 2013 · Mandela first married Evelyn Ntoko Mase from his homeland in Transkei in October 1944. She was the cousin of Walter Sisulu.
- Zainul Dawood
Dec 5, 2013 · In 1956, he was accused of treason for his ANC work. During the trial, he met a social worker called Winnie Madikizela. His first marriage, to Evelyn Mase, ended in divorce two years later.
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Aug 7, 2023 · On Mandela Day, this choice and the problems it may create can be illustrated by telling the story of a little-known figure, Nelson Mandela’s first wife, Mama Evelyn. Evelyn Ntoko Mase was born in Engcobo, Transkei, on May 18, 1922, in a devout Christian family. By the age of twelve, she had lost both her parents.
