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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

South African activist and politician (1936-2018) · South Africa · Politicians · Died at 81

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Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela, also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and second wife of Nelson Mandela.

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2018Died2 April 20182016Order of LuthuliAward1988Candace AwardAwardUnited Nations Prize in the Field of Human RightsAward1985Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights AwardAward1936Born26 September 1936

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Order of Luthuli2016
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights1988
Candace Award1988
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award1985

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Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela, also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and second wife of Nelson Mandela. During her political career, she served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003, and from 2009 until her death, and was a deputy minister of arts and culture from 1994 to 1996. A member of the African National Congress (ANC) political party, she served on the ANC's National Executive Committee and headed its Women's League. Madikizela-Mandela was known to her supporters as the "Mother of the Nation".

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South Africa
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2018 · aged 81

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