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- The couple separated before Mr Mandela became president, over growing political and personal differences, and reports of her infidelity. They later divorced and during court proceedings it was revealed that after Mr Mandela's release from prison, she had never entered their bedroom while he was awake.
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After Mandela met Winnie Madikizela and embarked on a relationship with her, he filed for a divorce from Mase, which Mase did not contest. Their marriage was formally dissolved on 18 March 1958. Mase was granted custody of all three children; Mandela agreed to pay her a £50 lump sum and then a monthly maintenance stipend of £15.
- 30 April 2004 (aged 81)
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Apr 30, 2004 · He also spent nights away from home. In 1953, Mase went to Durban for a few months to pursue a midwife certificate and when she returned there was another woman who was staying in her home with Mandela. Mase had also accused Mandela of domestic violence, of which he denied. According to Mandela, in 1955 Mase gave him an ultimatum; her or the ANC.
Dec 6, 2013 · Nelson Mandela married Evelyn Mase, a cousin of his political mentor Walter Sisulu, three years after arriving in Johannesburg to avoid an arranged marriage in the rural region of...
On this day — 19 March 1958. Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mandela (nee Mase) are divorced.
May 6, 2004 · They divorced in 1955 because of what Nelson Mandela termed irreconcilable differences. Advertisement. She raised their children largely on her own. One child died of meningitis shortly...
May 6, 2004 · Nelson Mandela's first wife, Evelyn Mandela, who quit the couple's marriage after telling him to choose between her and the African National Congress liberation...
May 4, 2004 · Nelson Mandela later divorced his second wife and is now married to Graca Machel, the widow of former Mozambique president Samora Machel.