Winnie Mandela, former
wife of Nelson Mandela, South African hero, has died aged
81.
Zodwa Zwane‚ her personal assistant, confirmed this on Monday
afternoon.
“It is with profound sadness that we inform the public that Mrs
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away at the Netcare Milpark
Hospital‚ Johannesburg‚ South Africa on Monday, April 2‚ 2018,” he
said in a statement.
She died after a long illness‚ for which she had been in and out
of hospital since the start of the year.
“She succumbed peacefully in the early hours of Monday afternoon
surrounded by her family and loved ones,” her family said in a
statement.
Born in Bizana in the Eastern Cape in 1936‚ she moved to
Johannesburg to study social work after matriculating.
She met her husband in 1957 and they were married a year
later.
The deceased was actively
involved in the anti-apartheid struggle of her ex-husband, who died
five years ago.
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Winnie Mandela, former
wife of Nelson Mandela, South African hero, has died aged
81.
Zodwa Zwane‚ her personal assistant, confirmed this on Monday
afternoon.
“It is with profound sadness that we inform the public that Mrs
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away at the Netcare Milpark
Hospital‚ Johannesburg‚ South Africa on Monday, April 2‚ 2018,” he
said in a statement.
She died after a long illness‚ for which she had been in and out
of hospital since the start of the year.
“She succumbed peacefully in the early hours of Monday afternoon
surrounded by her family and loved ones,” her family said in a
statement.
Born in Bizana in the Eastern Cape in 1936‚ she moved to
Johannesburg to study social work after matriculating.
She met her husband in 1957 and they were married a year
later.
The deceased was actively
involved in the anti-apartheid struggle of her ex-husband, who died
five years ago.
Details Later
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