Insight: Nelson Mandela Prison letters
Nelson to Winnie: I wish you to know that you are my pride & that of our wide family
15 July 2018 - 00:00
In July 1969, Nelson Mandela received a terse telegram informing him that his first-born son, Thembekile, had died in a car accident.
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