A letter dated 1 August records Mandela encouraging Winnie during her imprisonment and urging her to retain hope. The message came after a period in which she had been detained and isolated from their children. His words are part of a broader correspondence between political partners in which tenderness and strategic encouragement coexisted under surveillance.
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What campaign began on 9 March 1980?
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Editor Percy Qoboza launched the campaign; a petition soon gained broad support.