What is Winnie Madikizela-Mandela?
{{for|the 2011 movie based on her life|Winnie Mandela (movie)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Winnie Mandela | image = Winnie Mandela.jpg | imagesize = | smallimage = | order = [[Parliament of South Africa|Member of the South-African Parliament]] | term_start = 9 May 2009 | term_end = 2 April 2018 | predecessor = | successor = | order2 = 1st First Lady of South Africa | term_start2 = 10 May 1994 | term_end2 = 20 March 1996 | predecessor2 = [[Marike de Klerk]] | successor2 = [[Graça Machel]] | order3 = Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology | term_start3 = 1994 | term_end3 = 1996 | predecessor3 = ''none (position established)'' | successor3 = [[Pallo Jordan]] (Arts and Culture), [[Derek Hanekom]] (Science and Technology) | birth_name = Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1936|09|26}} | birth_place = [[Bizana, South Africa|Bizana, Pondoland]], [[Transkei]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2018|4|2|1936|9|26}} | death_place = [[Johannesburg]], South Africa | spouse = [[Nelson Mandela]] (1958–1996; divorced; 2 children) | children = Zenani (b. 1959)<br> Zindziwa (b. 1960) | profession = Social worker, politician | alma_mater = [[University of South Africa]] | religion = }} '''Winnie Madikizela–Mandela''' (born '''Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela'''; 26 September 1936 &ndash; 2 April 2018) was a [[South Africa]]n politician. She held several government positions and headed the African National Congress Women's League. She was a member of the ANC's [[National Executive Committee (African National Congress)|National Executive Committee]]. Madikizela-Mandela was married to [[President of South Africa]] [[Nelson Mandela]]. Madikizela-Mandela was born on 26 September 1936 in [[Bizana, South Africa|Bizana, Pondoland]], [[Transkei]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]. She studied at the [[University of South Africa]]. She was married to [[Nelson Mandela]] from 1958 until they divorced in 1996.<ref>{{Cite news|