UWinnie Mandela owazalwa ngo-26 Septemba 1936 njengoNomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela wayengumshicileli wobandlululo, nomuntu omkhulu we-ANC. Washada noNelson Mandela ngo-14 Juni 1958, babeshadile iminyaka engu-38, kodwa iminyaka eminingi kule minyaka uNelson wayeboshiwe.
Umshado wabo wawuphikisana nokuboshwa kwabo kanye nezinkinga phakathi. Ngeshwa umshado wabo awukwazanga ukumelana nenkululeko futhi ngo-1996 bahlukaniswa.
Kulo mfanekiso kukhona uNelson noWinnie Mandela bephethe isidlo sasekuseni sokuqala ndawonye ngokulandela ukukhululwa kukaMadiba ejele ngo-1990, emzini wabo, No. 8115 e-Orlando West, eSoweto.
“Zihambile unomphela izinsuku lapho imithetho enzima nebuhlungu beyinikeza abacindezeli iminyaka yokuthula nokunethezeka.”~ Nelson Mandela