Shortly after his release from prison 15 months ago, as photographers nagged him to hold his impatient wife tenderly for one more picture, Nelson Mandela took Winnie's hands and pressed them into his. "She'll do it for me," he said. "I'm the only one who can control her." That episode illustrated the deep bond uniting South Africa's two most prominent antiapartheid activists and the anchored strength it has given to their turbulent lives.
Ever since they married in 1958, Nelson and Winnie Mandela have maintained an extraordinarily close union under the most trying conditions. A potentially fractious match to begin with...
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