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Madikizela-Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid activist and
former wife of the late President Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of
81.
The family said
in a statement that she passed away at the Netcare Milpark Hospital in
Johannesburg, South Africa after a long illness, for which she had been
in and out of hospital since the start of the year.
"Mrs.
Madikizela-Mandela was one of the greatest icons of the struggle
against apartheid," the statement said. "She fought valiantly against
the apartheid state and sacrificed her life for the freedom of the
country."
The outspoken campaigner
was known as the "Mother of the Nation" because of her struggle against
white minority rule in South Africa.
She was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, including the 27 years he was imprisoned on an island near Cape Town.
We send our deepest condolences to her close friends and family.
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