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The renowned freedom fighter in South Africa who opposed the Apartheid, Winnie Madikizela Mandela, is reported to have died on Monday.

A family spokesperson confirmed the death of the former wife of late South African President Nelson Mandela. She was 81.

Winnie Mandela died at the Netcare Milpark Hospital after withstanding a long illness, according to a statement from the family.

“It is with profound sadness that we inform the public that Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away at the Netcare Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday the 2nd of April 2018.

“She died after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year. She succumbed peacefully in the early hours of Monday afternoon surrounded by her family and loved ones.”

The statement also said that “Madikizela Mandela was one of the greatest icons of the struggle against Apartheid. She fought valiantly against the Apartheid state and sacrificed her life for the freedom of the country.”

“Her activism and resistance to Apartheid landed her in jail on numerous occasions, eventually causing her banishment to the small town of Brandfort in the then Orange Free State,” the statement added.

The late freedom fighter’s family is to release details of the memorial and funeral services in the coming days and urged the world to celebrate her.

 

Source: Africafeeds.com

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