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21
January
1979

Mandela records Winnie’s visits and letters

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Biography 📅 21 January 1979 📍 South Africa

Mandela wrote that Winnie’s visits and letters brought him love and good wishes, helping him meet the loneliness and aging of prison life. His letter records the emotional force of family contact while revealing how authorities controlled access through schedules, permissions, and limits on communication.

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Nelson Mandela

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Mandela family

Robben Island Prison