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December 27, 2012
00:37 • 4 months ago
nbcnews:


Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, 94, released from hospital in South Africa
(Photo: Odd Andersen / AFP - Getty Images)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Former South African President Nelson Mandela was released from a hospital in Pretoria on Wednesday evening, a government spokesman told NBC News.
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Can we just ponder on the fact that Nelson Mandela has managed to live 94 years despite all the stuff he had to battle against to become this universally-regarded elder statesman? It’s pretty impressive.

nbcnews:

Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, 94, released from hospital in South Africa

(Photo: Odd Andersen / AFP - Getty Images)

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Former South African President Nelson Mandela was released from a hospital in Pretoria on Wednesday evening, a government spokesman told NBC News.

Can we just ponder on the fact that Nelson Mandela has managed to live 94 years despite all the stuff he had to battle against to become this universally-regarded elder statesman? It’s pretty impressive.

 

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