{"id":415222,"date":"2018-04-03T10:04:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T10:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=415222"},"modified":"2018-04-03T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T14:56:11","slug":"winnie-mandela-fearless-remarkable-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=415222","title":{"rendered":"Winnie Mandela was \u201cfearless and remarkable\u201d \u2013 Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Nana Akufo-Addo has eulogized anti-apartheid campaigner and former South African first lady, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, describing her as a fearless and remarkable woman.<\/p>\n

Winnie Mandela died on Monday after a long illness, which had seen her go in and out of hospital since the beginning of the year [2018].<\/p>\n

Winnie Mandela and her former husband Nelson Mandela, who were both jailed, were a symbol of the country\u2019s anti-apartheid struggle for three decades.<\/p>\n

However, in later years, her reputation became tainted legally and politically.<\/p>\n

\"Winnie
Winnie Mandela played a pivotal role in the anti apartheid struggle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Akufo-Addo in a tribute posted on his Facebook wall said Winnie Mandela will forever be remembered for her pivotal role in the anti-apartheid struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m deeply saddened by the news of the death of Winnie Mandela. Her name will echo down the ages, and will forever be remembered as a freedom fighter and a fearless and remarkable woman. Rest in perfect peace \u201cMama Wetu.\u201d You\u2019ve earned it.\u201d<\/p>\n

‘Mother of the Nation’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mrs. Madikizela-Mandela was born in 1936 in the Eastern Cape – then known as Transkei.<\/p>\n

She was a trained social worker when she met her future husband in the 1950s. They went on to have two daughters together.<\/p>\n

They were married for a total of 38 years, although for almost three decades of that time they were separated due to Mr. Mandela’s long imprisonment.<\/p>\n

To her supporters, she became known affectionately as “Mother of the Nation.”<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Marian Ansah with files from BBC \/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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