Mandela daughter  appointed Argentina ambassador

Pretoria, 04 Jul – (ANA) - The daughter of South African anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela has been appointed ambassador to Argentina, the South American nation has said.

Zenani Mandela-Dlamini is the oldest daughter from the former president's marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Argentina said her appointment represented the importance South Africa attached to their relationship. Ms Mandela-Dlamini, 53, was a child when her father was imprisoned for 27 years by the white minority government.

She was not allowed to visit him in jail until she was 16 years old, the Associated Press news agency reports. A graduate of the University of Boston, Ms Mandela-Dlamini was once married to a Swazi prince. (ANA)

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