Nelson Mandela’s Daughter Zindzi Dies At 59

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 08: Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela attend BET Honors 2014 at Warner Theatre on February 8, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paras Griffin/WireImage)

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Nelson Mandela’s Daughter Zindzi Dies At 59

Zindzi Mandela, South Africa’s Ambassador to Denmark and daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died.

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The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation announced the sad news this Monday. “Zindzi will not only be remembered as a daughter of our struggle heroes, Tata Nelson, and Mama Winnie Mandela but as a struggle heroine in her own right. She served South Africa well,” Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations, said in a short statement this morning.

BERLIN, GERMANY – JANUARY 28: Zindzi Mandela attends the premiere of the film ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ (Mandela: Der lange Weg zur Freiheit) at Zoo Palast on January 28, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images)

The department also said it was still collecting information on the cause of Mandela’s death and expects to release a detailed statement later. However, it was shared that she died early Monday morning at a Johannesburg hospital. She was just 59-years-old.

She is survived by her husband and four children. We will continue to keep you updated when more details have been shared.

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