To those who oppose us, we say, Strike the woman, and you strike the rock. - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

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To those who oppose us, we say, Strike the woman, and you strike the rock.

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About Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018, also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003, and was a deputy minister of arts and culture from 1994 to 1996. A member of the African National Congress (ANC) political party, she served on the ANC's National Executive Committee and headed its Women's League. Madikizela-Mandela was known to her supporters as the "Mother of the Nation".

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Birth Name: Mamao Dineo Maledi
Also Known As: "Mother of the Nation"
Alternative Names: Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela • Nomzamo Winfreda Madikizela • Nomzamo Winfred Madikizela-Mandela • Winnie • Winnie Mandela • Mam' Winnie
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If you are to free yourselves you must break the chains of oppression yourselves. Only then can we express our dignity, only when we have liberated ourselves can we co-operate with other groups. Any acceptance of humiliation, indignity or insult is acceptance of inferiority.
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