Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born in Bizana, Pondoland. Madikizela-Mandela was a staunch opponent of P W Botha's government and this earned her a title of " mother of the nation ". Madikizela-Mandela played a role in the founding of the Black Women's Federation and the Black Parents' Association. Both worked towards the ending of Apartheid.
eventREF E-0011541Revised
26 September 1936
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born
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- 26 Sep 2022
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar. Kaapstad : Human & Rousseau.
- 02Biography Winnie Mandela [online] Available at: www.biography.com [Accessed on 25 September 2013]
Last updated · 26 Sep 2022
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011541
South African History Online (2011) 'Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011541 (Accessed: 9 November 2026).
South African History Online, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011541, (accessed 9 November 2026).
"Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011541. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011541.
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