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South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says.
Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43621112

BREAKING NEWS: South African anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela dies aged 81

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died on Easter Monday, aged 81, her personal assistant said today.

Her personal assistant Zodwa Zwane gave no further details but said a statement would be released later.

Earlier this year, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife was hospitalized for a kidney ailment and exhaustion.

She was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital in January, after complaining of a ‘loss of appetite’ and that ‘one of her legs was painful’.

Ms Madikizela-Mandela had also been in and out of hospital since 2016 for back and knee surgery.

Ms Madikizela-Mandela married Nelson Mandela in 1956, six years before he was imprisoned for his fight against apartheid in 1962.

During her ex-husband’s 27-year imprisonment, Ms Madikizela-Mandela campaigned for his release and the rights of black South Africans.

She became a symbol for the anti-apartheid struggle, undergoing arrest and banishment herself.

She walked side-by-side with her husband upon his 1990 release, and as he became South Africa’s president in the first post-apartheid elections.

IN 1996, Mandela divorced her and fired her as deputy minister of arts and culture, but she kept his name and stayed close to her ex-husband until his death.

Gone to re-unite and settle differences with Madiba

RIP

RIP

RIP MADAM

You people above me beating me to FTC. My God is bigger than you.
RIP beautiful woman. Your manhood lives on

Just saw it on Channels TV Breaking story now..

81 is a good age compared to the short lived life Dagrin and Goldie lived....

RIP

Good people die faster than evil people why?

Ok

Rest on Ma'am

Rest in peace . The symbol of south African's struggle

Chai!!

RIP Winnie

RIP IN PEACE MAMA AFRICA

Adieu to veteran freedom fighter.

No pisure, idonbilivit.
Anyway, wishing her safe journey!

RIP madam.
The divorce with Mandela watered down your anti-apartheid efforts.
You paid your dues nevertheless.

sorry

She was a great woman

Kingpee2:
81 is a good age compared to the short lived life Dagrin and Goldie lived....

whether 81 or 5, at the end, everyone will taste death

waxxydude:
Good people die faster than evil people why?

some people must sha talk. someone died at 81, you're still talking of fast dying

RIP Mandela wife

RIP



Winnie of Africa
I remember when she came to Enugu okpara square with madiba... Bright chimezie stole the show That day


Lovely memories

E

well she is fvcking old

RIP Mama Africa

mexxmoney:
She was a great woman

especially in bed

enemyofprogress:
I will miss her pussssssssy

You are what you say you are

An enemy of your own progress