Mourners raise their hands to salute struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, after her funeral service at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, Saturday, April 14, 2018. Often called the “Mother of the Nation” and “Mama Winnie,” Madikizela-Mandela fought to keep South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle in the international spotlight while her husband, Nelson Mandela, was imprisoned. The young Madikizela-Mandela grew up in what is now Eastern Cape province and came to Johannesburg as the city’s first black female social worker. When Madikizela-Mandela returned from exile she became involved with a group of young men known as the Mandela United Football Club. Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, fired her as one of his deputy ministers.

Source: Washington Post April 14, 2018 07:06 UTC