Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson, has died. She supported him through his long years in prison and became an international symbol of resistance to apartheid but latterly became mired in personal and political scandal with accusations of corruption and murder. A journalist who knew her in the early days said her tragedy was that she was coarsened by her brutal treatment at the hands of the authorities. She was tortured, subjected to house arrest, kept under surveillance, held in solitary confinement for over a year.
Born 26 September 1936, she was a Sun Libra; with a Mutable T Square of Saturn opposition Neptune square Jupiter, which latter would give her social ideals and the ability to make a difference, but also tending to be irresponsible. She’d be highly-strung, prone to depression, neurotic. Her Pluto was in a passionate square to Venus in Libra. Her Mars was in flamboyant Leo (final degree;) and her Moon was Capricorn or Aquarius.
Her get-it-together 5th Harmonic was strong; as was her seeking-soul 7H; the obsessive-dream 11H and the leaving-a-legacy 17H. Just a shame that her latter years tainted her reputation.
Her relationship chart with Nelson had a composite Sun, Venus, Neptune conjunction so affectionate and helpful when bound together for a cause, not so useful for everyday life; and all three planets were square Saturn, hinting at obstacles to happiness. They also had a high-enthusiasm Mars Jupiter conjunction.
But it was a tricky interface with her Pluto conjunct his 8th house Sun – a deep connection but not always comfortable.