The Most Touching Tributes to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

"Your legacy will be an uplifting beacon from which we can continue to draw guidance and strength during difficult times." - Graca Machel.

Angela Davis perfectly sums Mama Madikizela-Mandela when she said: "Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionary's life. When one commits oneself to the struggle. It must be for a lifetime".

"Her courage, fearlessness, compassion and her selfless commitment to the struggle for freedom gave hope to millions of South Africans - especially during the darkest days of the struggle." - Sophie de Bruyn

"No other woman - in life and after - occupies the place that Winnie Madikizela-Mandela does in South African politics."

Tributes continue pouring in for the woman who kept the spirit of resistance alive during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa...

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