Background
She is the elder daughter of Nelson Mandela and his (second) former wife, Winnie Mandela. She was aged 4 when her father was sent to prison, and she was not able to visit him in prison until 1974, when she was 16 years old.
She is the elder daughter of Nelson Mandela and his (second) former wife, Winnie Mandela. She was aged 4 when her father was sent to prison, and she was not able to visit him in prison until 1974, when she was 16 years old.
lieutenant was there that she first met Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini of Swaziland (an elder brother of the reigning monarch of Swaziland, Mswati III and of Queen Mantfombi of the Zulus), who was studying science at the same university, and the two married in 1973. They are currently separated. She was appointed ambassador for South Africa to Argentina in July 2012 (taking office in October), becoming the first of Mandela"s children to enter public service.
She succeeded retiring diplomat and former opposition leader Tony Leon.