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History > South Africa > Winnie Mandela   1936-2018

 

 

 

1986, Soweto

Winnie (center)

and Coretta Scott King (right),

the widow of Martin Luther King Jr,

meet

 

Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex/Shutterstock

 

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: a life in pictures

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela,

the anti-apartheid activist and former wife of Nelson Mandela,

has died.

 

During her husband’s incarceration,

she campaigned tirelessly for his release

and the rights of black South Africans.

 

She later became a controversial figure in South African politics

due to allegations of corruption

and involvement in acts of brutality

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Mon 2 Apr 2018    17.21 BST

https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/apr/02/
winnie-mandela-a-life-in-pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela    1936-2018

 

South African activist, ANC politician

and wife of Nelson Mandela

whose reputation became mired

in allegations of murder and fraud

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/02/
winnie-madikizela-mandela-obituary

 

 

 

Of all the major figures

who came to global prominence

during the South African liberation struggle,

Ms. Madikizela-Mandela was the most glamorous

and the most at home

in the world of celebrity culture

— which is what made her fall from grace

all the more startling.

 

For many of the years

just before Mr. Mandela’s release

from 27 years in prison,

she was his public face,

bringing word of his thoughts

and his state of mind.

 

Still, though,

rumors circulated even back then

of thuggish behavior

by a club she had formed

for young Soweto men

— the Mandela United Football Club —

and these whispered accusations came back

to haunt her shortly

after her husband’s release in 1990.

 

The following year

she was convicted of kidnapping

and assaulting a minor,

a 14-year-old, James Seipei,

who went by the name Stompie Moeketsi.

 

The authorities said

he had been fatally beaten

by members of her football club,

on her orders,

because he was suspected

of being an informant.

 

She received a six-year sentence

that was later reduced to a fine.

 

The next year, though,

she and Mr. Mandela separated.

 

(...)

 

 Ms. Madikizela-Mandela was born

in the small village of Mbongweni

in what is now the Eastern Cape Province,

but moved as a young woman to Johannesburg,

where she became the country’s first black medical

social worker.

 

While there, she met and,

in 1958, married Mr. Mandela,

already the head of the African National Congress.

 

When Mr. Mandela went into prison in 1964,

she was left to raise their two daughters,

Zenani and Zindzi.

 

Under the apartheid government,

she spent time in prison herself,

including a year of solitary confinement.

 

Shortly after the Soweto uprising of 1976,

she was banished by the apartheid government

to the remote town of Brandfort,

where she was forced to remain until 1985

— at which time she returned to Soweto

to resume her public activities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/03/
world/africa/in-mandela-legacy-a-place-for-winnie.html

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/
winnie-mandela

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/02/
winnie-madikizela-mandela-obituary

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2024/jan/12/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/
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https://www.npr.org/2018/04/14/
602247028/in-south-africa-crowds-gather-to-honor-winnie-mandela

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/04/14/
602517270/winnie-madikizela-mandela-didnt-die-she-multiplied

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/14/
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/apr/14/
the-funeral-of-winnie-madikizela-mandela-in-pictures

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/04/
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/apr/03/
morning-mail-winnie-mandela-leaves-a-polarising-legacy

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/03/
winnie-mandela-hero-white-protest-apartheid

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/02/
598916539/anti-apartheid-activist-winnie-madikizela-mandela-dies-at-81

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/02/
598796118/winnie-madikizela-mandela-anti-apartheid-activist-dies-at-81

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/02/
winnie-mandela-nelson-radical-south-africa-anc

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2018/apr/02/
south-africas-madikizela-mandela-dies-aged-81-video

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/02/
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/02/
winnie-madikizela-mandela-obituary

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/nov/06/
winnie-mandela-the-movie-asks-
why-history-silences-strong-female-leaders-african-cinema

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/
nelson-mandela-shared-final-moments-graca-machel-winnie-madikizela

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/06/
nelson-winnie-mandela-marriage

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/jul/01/
nelson-mandela-ex-wife-winnie-interview

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/03/
world/africa/in-mandela-legacy-a-place-for-winnie.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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