(CNN)Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of the late President Nelson Mandela, has died at age 81. The family said in a statement that she passed ...

Winnie Mandela, the former first lady of South Africa and wife of Nelson Mandela, passed away at age 81. She died at Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa after an unnamed illness ...

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the controversial former wife of legendary South African President Nelson Mandela, died Monday, her family said. She was 81. “She succumbed peacefully in the early ...

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela and for decades one of South Africa’s most prominent and polarizing figures, died April 2 at a hospital in Johannesburg. She was 81.

She was previously married to Nelson Mandela. PRETORIA, South Africa -- Nelson Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died at the age of 81, according to her family and personal assistant.

Apartheid was battled predominantly on the streets of South Africa, and the fight was led by the fearless Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, then the young wife of freedom fighter Nelson Mandela.

Winnie Mandela, the wife of Nelson Mandela and a prominent anti-apartheid activist, whose reputation was sullied by a kidnapping and assault conviction in 1991, has died at the age of 81 ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Winnie Mandela glided into the board room of her sparse new office, a statuesque figure all in black except for the gold and green fringes at the edge of her scarf.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of former South African leader Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 81, her family confirmed in statement on Monday. She was a political force and ...

NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM/AP) - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of former South African leader Nelson Mandela who was a political force and contentious figure in her own right, has died at the ...