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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS MP (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018), also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, Mother Of The Nation, politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 2, 2018 · Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the controversial former wife of legendary South African President Nelson Mandela, died Monday, her family said. She was 81.
- Oren Dorell
- Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Nelson Mandela had three wives: Evelyn Ntoko Mase (1944–58); Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1958–96), who was also a noteworthy anti- apartheid champion; and Graça Machel (1998–2013), who was the widow of Samora Machel, former president of Mozambique (1975–86), and was Mandela’s wife at the time of his death in 2013.
Apr 2, 2018 · 2 April 2018. Who was Winnie Mandela? South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died aged 81. She and her former husband Nelson Mandela, who...
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 Africans and her...
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.
