Tag: first wife
Unravel the Nelson Mandela Family Tree
Nelson Mandela’s family tree is vast and complicated. His parents were of different tribes and had different first names. His mother was named Nosekeni Fanny, and his father was named Hendry Mphakanyiswa. Mandela was given the name Rolihlahla, which means "troublemaker," at his birth. He later changed his name to…
Nelson Mandela Wives
Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected President of South Africa and the leader of the anti-apartheid movement. He was married three times and had six children. His first wife was Evelyn Mase, a nurse he married in 1944. His second wife was Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a social worker he married…
