OBIT / WINNIE MANDELA

Secretary-General António Guterres extended his “deepest condolences” after the passing of Mrs. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. UNIFEED / FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:49
• Production Date: 2 April 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: NELSON MANDELA
• Subject Topical: APARTHEID
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH AFRICA
• MAMS Id: 2121042
• Parent Id: 2121042
• Alternate Title: unifeed180402c

Description

STORY: OBIT / WINNIE MANDELA
TRT: 01:32
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 02 APRIL 2018, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Various shots, exterior, UN headquarters

02 APRIL 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General is saddened by the passing of Mrs. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a leading figure at the forefront of the fight against apartheid in South Africa. She was a strong and fearless voice in the struggle for equal rights and will be remembered as a symbol of resistance. The Secretary-General wishes to extend his deepest condolences to the people of South Africa as well as to her family.”

FILE - JUNE 1990, NEW YORK CITY

3. Various shots, Nelson and Winnie Mandela at the United Nations General Assembly

Storyline

Secretary-General António Guterres today (2 April) extended his “deepest condolences” after the passing of Mrs. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

In a statement read by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, the Secretary-General said Mandela was “a leading figure at the forefront of the fight against apartheid in South Africa” and “a strong and fearless voice in the struggle for equal rights.”

He said she will be remembered “as a symbol of resistance” and extended his condolences to “the people of South Africa as well as to her family.”