Nelson Mandela’s lawyer, Ismail Ayob, has died at the age of 83.
Ayob passed away in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Ayob had served as the personal lawyer for was Madiba and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
He was the Mandelas’ attorney for over a decade, including the time the former statesman was imprisoned on Robben Island.
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