South Africa: Mandela discharged from hospital
QUNU, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 17, 2012: In this handout provided by the Clinton Foundation, former U.S. President Bill Clinton poses with former South African President Nelson Mandela on the eve of his 94th birthday at his residence.
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Posted: 03/10/2013
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By: Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG - The spokesman for South Africa's president says Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital and has returned to his home in Johannesburg.
Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement Sunday that doctors had completed a "successful" medical examination of the 94-year-old Mandela and that he is "well."
The former president and anti-apartheid leader was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria on Saturday.
Mandela was hospitalized for nearly three weeks in December. At that time, he was treated for a lung infection and had a surgical procedure to remove gallstones.
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