Faure Gnassingbe's tribute to Winnie Mandela

Winnie Mandela, one of the anti-apartheid figures, died last Monday at the age of 81. The Togolese Head of State salutes the memory of "a great icon".

It was on his twitter account that Faure Gnassingbé reacted following the death of Winnie Mandela, a fierce fighter of apartheid. "Africa loses a great icon of the struggle for freedom and the right of peoples to oppose alienation. All our condolences to the rainbow nation and the family of the deceased, "he writes.

The Togolese head of state wants "to express (his) deep compassion and that of his compatriots, towards the South African people weeping over the disappearance of Mrs. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela".

Very popular in her country, the "mother of the nation" was the wife of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of Africa in Africa. They divorced in 1996. A controversial figure, she died Monday, April 2, 2018 at 2 pm at Milkpark Hospital in Johannesburg. The funeral ceremonies will take place on April 14th.

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