Tutu Describes Winnie Mandela As ‘Defining Symbol’ Of Anti-Apartheid Struggle

Retired South African archbishop and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu hailed the late Winnie Mandela, who died on Monday, as “a defining symbol of the struggle against … Continue reading Tutu Describes Winnie Mandela As ‘Defining Symbol’ Of Anti-Apartheid Struggle

By Ronke Sanya Idowu

Updated April 2, 2018

In this file photo taken on April 21, 1999 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela of the African National Congress (ANC) addresses a crowd, in the Mnandi squattercamp some 20 km west of Pretoria. PHOTO: ODD ANDERSEN / AFP

Retired South African archbishop and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu hailed the late Winnie Mandela, who died on Monday, as “a defining symbol of the struggle against apartheid.”

“She refused to be bowed by the imprisonment of her husband, the perpetual harassment of her family by security forces, detentions, bannings and banishment,” he said.

“Her courageous defiance was deeply inspirational to me, and to generations of activists.”

AFP