Winnie Madikizela Mandela, affectionately referred to as “Mother of
the Nation” by many South Africans, celebrates her 78th Birthday this
Friday.
The struggle icon and wife of former president Nelson Mandela was
honoured with many birthday wishes on social media on Friday morning
from her own family and other well known South Africans.
She was born in Mbongweni village in the Eastern Cape in 1936.
After completing a degree in social work in 1955, she moved to
Johannesburg to become the first black qualified social worker at Chris
Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
She later joined the ANC and married Mandela in 1958. For most of her
married life she was separated from Mandela while he was imprisoned on
Robben Island.
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