Zindzi Mandela
Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane | |
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Mandela in 2013 | |
| Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark from South Africa | |
| In office 2015 – 13 July 2020 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Stand-in First Lady of South Africa | |
| In office 1996–1998 Serving with Zenani Mandela-Dlamini (sister) | |
| President | Nelson Mandela (father) |
| Succeeded by | Graça Machel (step-mother) |
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| Born | Zindziswa Nobutho Mandela 23 December 1960 |
| Died | 13 July 2020 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Fourways Memorial Park Cemetery |
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| Children | 4, including Zoleka |
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| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
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Zindziswa "Zindzi" Mandela (23 December 1960 – 13 July 2020), also known as Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane, was a South African diplomat and poet, and the daughter of anti-apartheid activists and politicians Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Zindzi was the youngest and third of Nelson Mandela's three daughters, including sister Zenani Mandela.
She had served as her country's ambassador to Denmark, until her death in 2020, and was due to take up a post as ambassador to Liberia. She served as a stand-in First Lady of South Africa from 1996 to 1998.
Her collection of poems, Black As I Am, was published in 1978, with photographs by Peter Magubane.