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Winnie Mandela death , movie , facts (Nelson Mandela Wife) Age, Family, Biography

Winnie Mandela death , movie , facts (Nelson Mandela Wife) Age, Family, Biography

Winnie Mandela death , movie , facts (Nelson Mandela Wife) Age, Family, Biography

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Bio/Wiki
Real Name Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela
Nickname(s)Winnie, Mama Winnie, Mother of the Nation
Profession(s)Activist, Politician
Political PartyAfrican National Congress (ANC)
Famous ForBeing wife of Nelson Mandela
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 163 cm

in meters- 1.63 m

in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 70 kg

in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye ColourDark Brown
Hair ColourSalt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth26 September 1936
BirthplaceBizana, Pondoland, South Africa
Date of Death2 April 2018
Place of DeathNetcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
Age (at the time of death)81 Years
Death CauseChronic illness
Zodiac sign/Sun signLibra
SignatureWinnie Mandela signature
NationalitySouth African
HometownJohannesburg, South Africa
School(s)Shawbury High School, Qumbu

Jan H. Hofmeyr School of Social Work, Johannesburg
College/UniversityUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Educational Qualification(s)Degree in Social Work

Bachelor's degree in International Relations
ReligionChristianity
EthnicityThembu (Xhosa)
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
AddressA bungalow in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
HobbiesTravelling, Doing social work
Awards/Honours1984- Freedom of the City of Aberdeen Award
1988- United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
2018- Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree by University Council and University Senate of Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Controversies•̲ ̲I̲n̲ ̲1̲9̲8̲6̲,̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲a̲c̲c̲u̲s̲e̲d̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲c̲a̲r̲r̲y̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲a̲ ̲v̲i̲r̲t̲u̲a̲l̲ ̲t̲e̲r̲r̲o̲r̲ ̲a̲t̲m̲o̲s̲p̲h̲e̲r̲e̲ ̲i̲n̲ ̲c̲e̲r̲t̲a̲i̲n̲ ̲a̲r̲e̲a̲s̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲S̲o̲w̲e̲t̲o̲,̲ ̲a̲l̲o̲n̲g̲ ̲w̲i̲t̲h̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲o̲t̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲m̲e̲m̲b̲e̲r̲s̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲A̲f̲r̲i̲c̲a̲n̲ ̲N̲a̲t̲i̲o̲n̲a̲l̲ ̲C̲o̲n̲g̲r̲e̲s̲s̲ ̲(̲A̲N̲C̲)̲,̲ ̲a̲s̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲a̲l̲l̲e̲g̲e̲d̲l̲y̲ ̲s̲u̲p̲p̲o̲r̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲p̲r̲a̲c̲t̲i̲c̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲"̲n̲e̲c̲k̲l̲a̲c̲i̲n̲g̲,̲"̲ ̲i̲.̲e̲.̲ ̲b̲u̲r̲n̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲t̲y̲r̲e̲s̲ ̲a̲r̲o̲u̲n̲d̲ ̲s̲u̲s̲p̲e̲c̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲i̲n̲f̲o̲r̲m̲a̲n̲t̲s̲'̲ ̲n̲e̲c̲k̲s̲.̲
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̲•̲ ̲I̲n̲ ̲1̲9̲9̲1̲,̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲s̲e̲n̲t̲e̲n̲c̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲6̲ ̲y̲e̲a̲r̲s̲'̲ ̲i̲m̲p̲r̲i̲s̲o̲n̲m̲e̲n̲t̲ ̲f̲o̲r̲ ̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲r̲o̲l̲e̲ ̲i̲n̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲k̲i̲d̲n̲a̲p̲p̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲a̲n̲d̲ ̲k̲i̲l̲l̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲a̲ ̲1̲4̲-̲y̲e̲a̲r̲-̲o̲l̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲w̲n̲s̲h̲i̲p̲ ̲m̲i̲l̲i̲t̲a̲n̲t̲ ̲S̲t̲o̲m̲p̲i̲e̲ ̲S̲e̲i̲p̲e̲i̲ ̲o̲n̲ ̲1̲ ̲J̲a̲n̲u̲a̲r̲y̲ ̲1̲9̲8̲9̲.̲ ̲L̲a̲t̲e̲r̲,̲ ̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲s̲e̲n̲t̲e̲n̲c̲e̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲r̲e̲d̲u̲c̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲a̲ ̲f̲i̲n̲e̲.̲
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̲•̲ ̲I̲n̲ ̲2̲0̲0̲3̲,̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲c̲o̲n̲v̲i̲c̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲m̲u̲l̲t̲i̲p̲l̲e̲ ̲c̲o̲u̲n̲t̲s̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲b̲a̲n̲k̲ ̲f̲r̲a̲u̲d̲ ̲a̲n̲d̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲f̲t̲ ̲a̲s̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲i̲n̲v̲o̲l̲v̲e̲d̲ ̲i̲n̲ ̲v̲a̲r̲i̲o̲u̲s̲ ̲d̲e̲a̲l̲s̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲f̲a̲l̲s̲e̲ ̲b̲a̲n̲k̲ ̲l̲o̲a̲n̲s̲ ̲a̲n̲d̲ ̲f̲u̲n̲e̲r̲a̲l̲ ̲p̲o̲l̲i̲c̲i̲e̲s̲ ̲g̲r̲a̲n̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲p̲o̲o̲r̲ ̲p̲e̲o̲p̲l̲e̲,̲ ̲a̲n̲d̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲s̲e̲n̲t̲e̲n̲c̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲5̲ ̲y̲e̲a̲r̲s̲'̲ ̲i̲m̲p̲r̲i̲s̲o̲n̲m̲e̲n̲t̲.̲ ̲F̲o̲l̲l̲o̲w̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲c̲o̲n̲v̲i̲c̲t̲i̲o̲n̲,̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲r̲e̲s̲i̲g̲n̲e̲d̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲a̲l̲l̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲p̲o̲s̲i̲t̲i̲o̲n̲s̲ ̲t̲h̲a̲t̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲h̲e̲l̲d̲ ̲i̲n̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲A̲N̲C̲.̲ ̲I̲n̲ ̲J̲u̲l̲y̲ ̲2̲0̲0̲4̲,̲ ̲i̲n̲ ̲a̲n̲ ̲a̲p̲p̲e̲a̲l̲,̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲P̲r̲e̲t̲o̲r̲i̲a̲ ̲H̲i̲g̲h̲ ̲C̲o̲u̲r̲t̲ ̲s̲t̲a̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲h̲a̲t̲ ̲"̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲c̲r̲i̲m̲e̲s̲ ̲w̲e̲r̲e̲ ̲n̲o̲t̲ ̲c̲o̲m̲m̲i̲t̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲f̲o̲r̲ ̲p̲e̲r̲s̲o̲n̲a̲l̲ ̲g̲a̲i̲n̲,̲"̲ ̲b̲u̲t̲ ̲f̲o̲r̲ ̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲i̲n̲v̲o̲l̲v̲e̲m̲e̲n̲t̲ ̲i̲n̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲f̲r̲a̲u̲d̲,̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲s̲u̲s̲p̲e̲n̲d̲e̲d̲ ̲f̲o̲r̲ ̲t̲h̲r̲e̲e̲ ̲y̲e̲a̲r̲s̲ ̲a̲n̲d̲ ̲s̲i̲x̲ ̲m̲o̲n̲t̲h̲s̲.̲
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̲•̲ ̲I̲n̲ ̲J̲u̲n̲e̲ ̲2̲0̲0̲7̲,̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲C̲a̲n̲a̲d̲i̲a̲n̲ ̲H̲i̲g̲h̲ ̲C̲o̲m̲m̲i̲s̲s̲i̲o̲n̲ ̲i̲n̲ ̲S̲o̲u̲t̲h̲ ̲A̲f̲r̲i̲c̲a̲ ̲r̲e̲f̲u̲s̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲g̲i̲v̲e̲ ̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲a̲ ̲v̲i̲s̲a̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲T̲o̲r̲o̲n̲t̲o̲,̲ ̲w̲h̲e̲r̲e̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲s̲u̲p̲p̲o̲s̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲v̲i̲s̲i̲t̲ ̲a̲ ̲f̲u̲n̲d̲r̲a̲i̲s̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲c̲o̲n̲c̲e̲r̲t̲ ̲o̲r̲g̲a̲n̲i̲z̲e̲d̲ ̲b̲y̲ ̲'̲M̲u̲s̲i̲c̲a̲N̲o̲i̲r̲.̲'̲
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital StatusMarried
Affair/BoyfriendNelson Mandela (Former President of South Africa)
Marriage DateJune 1958
Family
Husband/SpouseNelson Mandela (m. 1958–div. 1996)
ChildrenSon- None
Daughters- Zindziswa Mandela

Zenani Mandela
ParentsFather- Columbus (Teacher)
Mother- Gertrude (Teacher)
SiblingsBrother- 1
Sisters- 6