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Winnie Mandela, the anti-apartheid activist who was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years and was a symbol of resistance throughout his imprisonment, has died at 81.

Go deeper: South Africa's Daily Maverick on her complex legacy.

Winnie Mandela dead at 81

She was an anti-apartheid campaigner and wife of Nelson Mandela

Mandela in 2017. Photo: GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images

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Winnie Mandela, the anti-apartheid activist who was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years and was a symbol of resistance throughout his imprisonment, has died at 81.Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="South Africa&#x27;s Daily Maverick on her complex legacy." data-vars-click-url="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43621112" data-vars-content-id="668237c1-7d0d-4242-aebd-2b32a3db0d58" data-vars-headline="Winnie Mandela dead at 81" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43621112" target="_blank">South Africa&#x27;s Daily Maverick on her complex legacy.</a>

Winnie Mandela dead at 81

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