Madiba thembekile mandela
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Evelyn Mase
South African nurse, first wife of Nelson Mandela (1922–2004)
Evelyn Ntoko Mase (18 May 1922 – 30 April 2004), later named Evelyn Rakeepile, was the first wife of the South Africananti-apartheid activist and the future president Nelson Mandela, to whom she was married from 1944 to 1958. Mase was a nurse by profession.
Born in Engcobo, Transkei, Mase was orphaned as a child. She moved to Johannesburg to train as a nurse, and there met and married Mandela. Living together in Soweto, they raised four children, three of whom—Thembekile, Makgatho, and Makaziwe—survived into adulthood. She trained to be a midwife while working as a nurse. In the 1950s, her relationship with Mandela became strained. He was becoming increasingly involved in the African National Congress and its campaign against apartheid; Mase eschewed politics and became a Jehovah's Witness. She also accused him of adultery with several women, an accusation corroborated by later biographies, and of being physically abusive, something he always denied. They separated in 1956. She initially filed for
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Evelyn Ntoko Mase
Little is available in the public to construct a thorough biography of Evelyn Ntoko Mase before and after her relationship with Nelson Mandela. She may have been averse to being in the public eye, particularly as she was not involved, and had no desire to be. in political activities. As a result, much of the focus on her life historically, has been that of her time as Nelson Mandela’s first wife - and much of what is known of her comes from his words or the words of their contemporaries. As a result, it is difficult to discern who Evelyn Ntoko Mase was in her own right and the following should be read with caution and criticality, until further research becomes available.
Mase was born on 18 May 1922 in Engcobo in the Transkei. Her father was a mineworker and passed away when she was a baby. [1] Her mother passed away when she was twelve years old. [2] She grew up in a devout mission environment. [3] It is unclear exactly when she moved to Johannesburg, but whilst training as a nurse she lived with her cousin, Walter Sisulu. She worked at the Johannesburg Gen
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born 18 July 1918, died 5 December 2013 aged 95)
Parents
Father: Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Henry (died 1930)*
Mother: Nonqaphi Fanny Nosekeni (died 1968)
Mr Mandela was married three times. He had six children – four girls and two boys.
Two daughters and two sons passed away: Makaziwe died as an infant in 1948; Madiba Thembekile (Thembi) died in a car accident in 1969; Makgatho Lewanika died of an AIDS-related illness in 2005; and Zindziswa Mandela (Zindzi) died in 2020 after contracting Covid-19.
His surviving children are Pumla Makaziwe (Maki) and Zenani.
Marriage
1944: Married Evelyn Ntoko Mase (born 1922, died 30 April 2004). Divorced 19 March 1958.
14 June 1958: Married Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela (born 1936). Divorced 19 March 1996.
18 July 1998: Married Graça Machel (born 1945).
Children
With Evelyn Mase:
1. Madiba Thembekile Mandela (born 1945, died 13 July 1969 aged 24)
2. Makaziwe Mandela (died 1948 aged nine months)
3. Magkatho Lewanika Mandela (born 1950, died 6 January 2005 aged 55)
4. Pumla Makaziwe Mandela
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