Breaking: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist and former wife of Nelson Mandela, has died at 81

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   Also a fighter against apartheid, she was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, for 27 of which he was imprisoned by the minority-white apartheid regime. After her husband's release in 1990 and ascendancy to the presidency of South Africa in 1994, the couple soon separated and divorced in 1996. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108