Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane
| Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane | |
|---|---|
| South Africa Ambassador to Denmark | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1960 |
| Spouse(s) | one and Molapo Motlhajwa |
| Parents | Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela |
Zindziswa Mandela-Hlongwane (born December 23, 1960) is a South African politician who is currently serving as her country's ambassador to Denmark. The daughter of anti-apartheid activists Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Zindzi is the younger sister of Zenani Mandela and the third of his three daughters.
Zindzi was born on 23 December 1960 in Soweto to Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela. This was the year that the African National Congress launched an armed wing. Her parents were wanted by the government. By the time her father was sent to prison Zindzi was 18 months old. During her youth Zindzi was often left in the care of her older sister Zenani Mandela when her mother was sent to prison for months at a time.
In 1977 her mother was banished to the Free State and Zindzi lived with her. Zindzi was not able to complete her education until she was sent to Swaziland. Eventually her mother was allowed to move back to Soweto.
In 1985 her father was offered a conditional release by the South African president, PW Botha. Her father's reply could not be delivered by her parents and Zindzi was chosen to read his refusal at a public meeting on 10 February 1985.
When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, immediate talks began between the unbanned political party the ANC, and the ruling government the National Party to dismantle the Apartheid system.
With then ANC president Oliver Tambo's health deteriorating, Mandela was elected as the new ANC president and a candidate for the President of South Africa in the upcoming 1994 general elections.
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