Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African social worker and anti-apartheid activist considered by many Black South Africans to be the “Mother of the Nation.” She was the second wife of Nelson Mandela; they separated in 1992 after her questionable behavior and militancy alienated him and other anti-apartheid activists.
Nelson Mandela Biography: Nelson Mandela International Day also known as Mandela Day is observed on July 18 to remember the anti-apartheid activist who served as the first President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Know more about Nelson Mandela s
Nelson Mandela, Black nationalist, antiapartheid activist, and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk helped end the country’s apartheid system of racial segregation.