Mandela publicly announced that he and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had agreed to separate. Their relationship had been shaped by state surveillance, detention, forced separation and political pressures, as well as serious personal and political conflicts. The announcement entered a period of intense public scrutiny of Winnie’s role and the ANC’s internal debates; it should not reduce her political work to her marriage.
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