1936–2018
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
South African activist and politician
81years old at death
29,773days lived
74%of the people on this site died younger
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born on 26 September 1936 and died on 2 April 2018, aged 81 years and 188 days. That is 29,773 days in all.
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