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In pictures: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial

Thousands of people have attended a memorial service in South Africa to commemorate the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. The anti-apartheid campaigner and ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died on 2 April.

News imageAFP South African Vice President David Mabuza gestures at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg, on April 11, 2018 during a memorial service for late South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.AFP
South Africa's Deputy President David Mabuza told the crowd that Ms Madikizela-Mandela fought "racial domination, class exploitation and gender oppression".
News imageEPA Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's daughters Zanani (2-L) and Zindzi (3-L) with family members attend the memorial service of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the Orlando stadium in Soweto, South Africa.EPA
The Mandela daughters, Zanani and Zindzi, were in attendance. Opposition politician Mangosuthu Buthelezi said it was remarkable how they had grown up despite being robbed of their parents in childhood.
News imageAFP Memorial service of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the Orlando stadium in Soweto, South Africa.AFP
Mourners gave the "Black Power" salute, as speakers recalled how imprisonment and solitary confinement failed to break Ms Madikizela-Mandela.
News imageREUTERS An African National Congress (ANC) supporter at a memorial service for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg's Soweto township, South Africa, 11 April 2018.REUTERS
Many people were draped in the colours of the African National Congress, which led the fight against apartheid.
News imageAFP South African students joined mourners at the Olando Stadium in Soweto, outside Johannesburg, on 11 April 2018AFP
Students were also among the mourners, paying tribute to a generation of activists who brought about the downfall of apartheid in 1994.
News imageAFP Mourners gather at the Olando Stadium in Soweto, outside Johannesburg, on April 11, 2018 during a memorial service for late South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.AFP
Some wore shirts bearing the image of Ms Madikizela-Mandela, and had the words "hamba kahle", or farewell, printed on them.
News imageEPA Mourners attend the memorial service of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the Orlando stadium in Soweto, South Africa, 11 April 2018EPA
A state funeral will be held on 14 April.

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