Prince Madikizela
Prince Madikizela | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office January 1995 – June 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 11 September 2021 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse | Camagwini Matanzima |
| Relations | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Kaiser Matanzima (father-in-law) |
Prince Madikizela (died 11 September 2021) was a South African lawyer and politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1995 to 1999. He joined the assembly in January 1995, filling a casual vacancy.[1]
A cousin of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Madikizela was a longtime member of the ANC underground in the Transkei during apartheid.[2] He was also a practicing lawyer, based in Umtata, and often represented anti-apartheid activists in political cases.[3] His political activity was initially shielded from state attention due to his marriage to Camagwini Matanzima, a favoured daughter of Transkei leader Kaiser Matanzima.[4] After the couple separated in the early 1980s, Kaiser Matanzima banished Madikizela in October 1984;[5] he was confined to a remote rural village until Stella Sigcau came to power in the Transkei and permitted his return to Umtata.[2]
Madikizela died on 11 September 2021 in hospital in East London after a short illness.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "SANCO leader joins brain drain". South Africa News Update. South African Consulate-General. 1993. p. 4.
- ^ a b Gibbs, Timothy (2014). Mandela's Kinsmen: Nationalist Elites & Apartheid's First Bantustan. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. pp. 125–129. ISBN 978-1-84701-089-6.
- ^ a b "Winnie's family mourn death of 'Bro Prince' Madikizela". Daily Dispatch. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "A powerful elite traces its roots to bonds formed at mission schools". The Mail & Guardian. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Anzovin, Steven (1987). South Africa: Apartheid and Divestiture. H.W. Wilson Company. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8242-0749-6.
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