The late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at the age of 95, and was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Nelson Mandela’s 6 children: Meet Zindziswa, Zenani, Madiba, Makgatho, Makaziwe & Makaziwe
Zindzi Mandela was a former ambassador to Denmark. She was the youngest daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela. She gained public attention when she read out Nelson Mandela’s rejection of then-president P.W. Botha’s offer of a conditional release from prison in 1985. She died on July 13, in Johannesburg the same day her brother died at the age of 59.
Zenani Mandela born Princess Zenani Mandela-Dlamini is a South African diplomat and traditional aristocrat. She is the sister-in-law of the King of Eswatini, Mswati III, and the daughter of Nelson Mandela and his second wife, Winnie Mandela. She is 64 years old and was born on February 4, 1959, in Soweto, South Africa.
Madiba Thembekile was the eldest son of Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mase. He was born on February 23, 1945, and was killed in a car accident on July 13, 1969, at the age of 24 while his father was in prison on Robben Island. His father Mandela was filled with anguish at not being allowed to attend his funeral or to have access to details about the crash. Thembi died when three cars collided on the fog-bound Touws River road, leaving four people dead and another four injured.
Makgatho Mandela full name is Makgatho Lewanika Mandela. He was the son of Nelson Mandela and his first wife Evelyn Mase. He is the father of Ndaba Mandela and Inkosi Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela. He died of AIDS on January 6, 2005, in Johannesburg at the age of 55. He was born on June 26, 1950, South Africa.
Makaziwe Mandela’s full name is Pumla Makaziwe “Maki” Mandela-Amuah is the daughter of Nelson Mandela and his first wife Evelyn Mase. She is 69 years old and was born in 1954, in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was named after her older sister Makaziwe Mandela.
Makaziwe Mandela was born in 1947 and passed away in 1948. She was just nine months old and the daughter of Nelson Mandela and his first wife Evelyn Mase.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
