Thursday, March 28, 2013

South Africa: Nelson Mandela hospitalized

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP

Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader, and icon of democracy who became South Africa's first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, South Africa said Thursday.

Mandela, 94, has become increasingly frail in recent years and has been hospitalized several times since last year, most recently earlier this month when he underwent what authorities said was a scheduled medical

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