Born to a Xhosa royal family in Bizana, and a qualified social worker, she married anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg in 1958; they remained married for 38 years and had two children together. In 1963, after Mandela was imprisoned following the Rivonia Trial, she became his public face during the 27 years he spent in jail.

2025年1月6日 · The daughter of a history teacher, Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela moved to Johannesburg in 1953 to study pediatric social work. She met Mandela in 1956, became his devoted coworker, and married him in 1958.

On 26 September 1936, Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela was born in Bizana Village in what was then called the Transkei (Eastern Cape). Her mother, Nomathamsanqa Mzaidume (Gertrude), taught domestic science and her father, Columbus Kokani, was a minister of the Forestry and Agriculture Department of the Transkei.

2018年4月2日 · Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela was born, the fifth of nine children, in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, in the Transkei on 26 September 1936. During her infant years her father, Columbus, was a local history teacher.

Her father was a history teacher and her mother taught domestic science. Of the eight girls and one boy in the family, Winnie was the fourth daughter of her parents. Her mother passed away when she was nine years old after which her siblings …

Nomzamo Winnifred Madikizela (in Xhosa, Nkosikazi Nobandle Nomzamo Madikizela) was born on September 26, 1936, in Bizana, Transkei (now in Eastern Cape), South Africa. Her mother was a science teacher, and her father was a minister of …

2014年4月2日 · He was eventually sentenced in 1964 to life imprisonment, leaving Winnie to raise their two small daughters, Zenani and Zindzi, on her own. Nonetheless, Winnie vowed to continue working to end...

1st Born: their first child, Zenani Mandela-Dlamini was born on 4 February 1958, in South Africa. 2nd Born: 2nd Daughter, Zindziswa Mandela-Hlongwane, born on 23 December 1960, in South Africa. Number of Grand Children: They have 8 Grandchildren. Winnie Mandela attended Primary School in Bizana.

2024年1月1日 · Madikizela-Mandela was a fervent political activist long before her marriage to Nelson Mandela in 1958. Two events from her childhood led her to question the South African government and its virulent policy on racial separation.

Throughout her younger years, Winnie Mandela recalls her family being very religious. She was the 4th out of 8 children, or the 5th out of 9 children, many sources stating her place in the family pecking order differently. She loved and took care of her brothers and sisters like she did as an activist for her country!