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Born to a Xhosa royal family in Bizana, and a qualified social worker, she married anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg in 1958; they remained married for 38 years and had two children together.
Jul 5, 2024 · Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African social worker and anti-apartheid activist considered by many Black South Africans to be the “Mother of the Nation.” She was the second wife of Nelson Mandela; they separated in 1992 after her questionable behavior and militancy alienated him and other anti-apartheid activists.
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Apr 2, 2018 · ANC Political Activist and ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, President of ANCWL, member of the NEC of the ANC. First Name: Winnie. Last Name: Madikizela-Mandela. Date of Birth: 26-September-1936. Location of Birth: Mbongweni, Transkei, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Apr 3, 2018 · Tributes are pouring for the South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of the late Nelson Mandela, who has died aged 81.
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Apr 2, 2018 · If Nelson Mandela was the saint of the anti-apartheid movement, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, his wife of 38 years who has died at the age of 81, was its fallen angel.
Dec 5, 2013 · The first wife of Nelson Mandela, whom he married in 1944 and divorced in 1958. She died in 2004 of respiratory problems.
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Dec 15, 2013 · Mandela has been married three times and has fathered six children. Here he poses with his wife of 15 years, Graca Machel.