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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

1936 - 2018

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Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018), 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is the 4,533rd most popular politician (down from 4,079th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 26th in 2019) and the 14th most popular South African Politician.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is most famous for her activism in the anti-apartheid movement and her marriage to Nelson Mandela.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela ranks 4,533 out of 19,576. Before her are Túpac Huallpa, Filipe Nyusi, Alexander III of Scotland, Emperor Seiwa, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Robert III of Scotland. After her are Alexandros Papagos, Jeong Dojeon, Grifo, Sten Sture the Elder, Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, and John, Elector of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela ranks 76. Before her are Richard Wilson, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Dražan Jerković, Raymond Poulidor, Assia Djebar, and Engelbert Humperdinck. After her are Moussa Traoré, Bruce Dern, Yury Luzhkov, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Valerie Solanas, and Bekim Fehmiu. Among people deceased in 2018, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela ranks 69. Before her are Claude Lanzmann, Tsukasa Hosaka, Milena Dravić, Joël Robuchon, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and Keith O'Brien. After her are Gérard Genette, Ruud Lubbers, Eddie Clarke, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Dolores O'Riordan, and James Mirrlees.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela ranks 33 out of 454. Before her are Paul Kruger (1825), Jody Scheckter (1950), Steve Biko (1946), Navi Pillay (1941), Charlize Theron (1975), and P. W. Botha (1916). After her are Angelique Rockas (1951), Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Peter Abrahams (1919), Seymour Papert (1928), Jim Fouché (1898), and Jan Smuts (1870).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela ranks 14. Before her are Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Jacob Zuma (1942), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Paul Kruger (1825), and P. W. Botha (1916). After her are Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Jim Fouché (1898), Jan Smuts (1870), Kgalema Motlanthe (1949), Abba Eban (1915), and Nico Diederichs (1903).

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