Mrs. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a veteran of
the anti-apartheid struggle and wife of the late former South African president,
Mr. Nelson Mandela, is dead. She was 81.
Her PA‚ Zodwa Zwane‚ confirmed the ant-
apartheid struggle veteran’s death on Monday afternoon. She said the family
would issue a statement later in the day.
Born in
Bizana in the Eastern Cape in 1936‚ Nomzamo
Winifred Madikizela-Mandela moved to Johannesburg
She met
lawyer and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in 1957 and they were married
a year later.
