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- He was jailed for life in 1964 and only released in 1990. While he was in prison, she took on an increasingly political role, partly because of constant harassment by the South African security police. She became an international symbol of resistance to apartheid and a rallying point for poor, black township residents who demanded their freedom.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS MP (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 [1] – 2 April 2018), [2] also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and the second wife of Nelson Mandela.
Apr 17, 2018 · A heroine who went against all the dictatorial rules of the apartheid regime to make an impact in her time. I celebrate Winnie Mandela, who served as an inspiration for our venerable...
Sep 22, 2024 · Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born September 26, 1936, Bizana, Pondoland district, Transkei [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa—died April 2, 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa) was a South African social worker and activist considered by many Black South Africans to be the “Mother of the Nation.”
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Apr 13, 2018 · As Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is laid to rest, South Africans share how the anti-apartheid campaigner changed their lives - some in very personal ways.
Apr 2, 2018 · Early Experiences of Apartheid. In 1945, when she was only nine years old, Winnie had her first conscious experience of what the strictures and injustices of racism and apartheid meant in South Africa. News had just arrived in Bizana that the Second World War had ended, and celebrations had been scheduled.
Apr 2, 2018 · Winnie Madikizela-Mandela became a potent symbol of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle when she was banished and jailed for campaigning for the rights of black South...
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.
