The UDF publicly disowns Winnie Mandela over a series of allegations that finally estranged her from her husband Nelson Mandela. Key among some of these allegations is the kidnapping and murder of a young boy called Stompie Seipei. Read Winnie's unofficial biography.
eventREF E-0012807Revised
16 February 1989
UDF Disowns Winnie Mandela
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Kraft, S., (1989), S.Africa Black Group Disowns Winnie Mandela, from Los Angelis Times, 17 February [online], Available at articles.latimes.com [Accessed: 29 January 2014]
- 02TNA, This Day in History, from The New Age, [online], Available at www.thenewage.co.za [Accessed: 29 January 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). UDF Disowns Winnie Mandela. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012807
South African History Online (2011) 'UDF Disowns Winnie Mandela', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012807 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).
South African History Online, UDF Disowns Winnie Mandela [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012807, (accessed 19 October 2026).
"UDF Disowns Winnie Mandela." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012807. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "UDF Disowns Winnie Mandela." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012807.
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