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Nelson Mandela recovers from lung infection and gallstone surgery | Nelson Mandela recovers from lung infection and gallstone surgery |
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Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones that kept him in hospital for nearly three weeks, the government said on Sunday. | Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones that kept him in hospital for nearly three weeks, the government said on Sunday. |
The 94-year-old former South African president, who has been in frail health for several years, spent most of December in a Pretoria hospital – his longest stay for medical care since his release from prison in 1990. He has been receiving treatment at his Johannesburg home since leaving hospital on Boxing Day. | |
"President Mandela has made steady progress and clinically he continues to improve," the South African presidency's office said in a statement. He has recovered from his surgical procedure and the lung infection, it said, citing his medical team. | "President Mandela has made steady progress and clinically he continues to improve," the South African presidency's office said in a statement. He has recovered from his surgical procedure and the lung infection, it said, citing his medical team. |
Nobel peace prize laureate Mandela has a history of lung problems dating back to when he contracted tuberculosis as a political prisoner. He spent 27 years in prison, including 18 years on Robben Island, off Cape Town. | |
He became South Africa's first black president after the first all-race elections in 1994 brought an end to apartheid. | He became South Africa's first black president after the first all-race elections in 1994 brought an end to apartheid. |
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