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| Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the South African government said on Thursday. | Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the South African government said on Thursday. |
| A statement said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader and former president was admitted shortly before midnight. It gave no further details other than to say he was receiving the "best possible expert medical treatment and comfort". | A statement said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader and former president was admitted shortly before midnight. It gave no further details other than to say he was receiving the "best possible expert medical treatment and comfort". |
| Mandela was admitted briefly to hospital earlier this month for a checkup. | Mandela was admitted briefly to hospital earlier this month for a checkup. |
| He also spent nearly three weeks in hospital in December with a lung infection after surgery to remove gallstones. | |
| It was his longest stay in hospital since his release from prison in 1990 after serving 27 years for conspiring to overthrow the white-minority apartheid government. | It was his longest stay in hospital since his release from prison in 1990 after serving 27 years for conspiring to overthrow the white-minority apartheid government. |