Mandela in hospital on Easter Sunday
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April 1, 2013, Monday
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FORMER South African President Nelson Mandela remained in a hospital on Easter Sunday while receiving treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said.
The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader was breathing without difficulty after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area.
Many South African churches celebrating Easter included Mandela in their prayers.
"The whole world must come together and pray for him," Zacheus Phakathi, a security guard, said at an outdoor service on a hill overlooking Johannesburg.
In Pretoria, the capital, Henry Hyar, a restaurant waiter, standing by a hospital where Mandela is believed to be, said it was unfortunate that Mandela could not be with his family at home during Easter.
"I'm not happy about it," Hyar said. "We're praying for him to get better as soon as possible."
Mandela was admitted to a Pretoria hospital near midnight Wednesday. It was his third trip to a hospital since December, when he was treated for a lung infection and also had a procedure to remove gallstones. Earlier in March, he spent a night in a hospital for what officials said was a scheduled medical test.
Mandela became South Africa's first black president in 1994 after polls were held, ending the system of white racist rule known as apartheid.
The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader was breathing without difficulty after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area.
Many South African churches celebrating Easter included Mandela in their prayers.
"The whole world must come together and pray for him," Zacheus Phakathi, a security guard, said at an outdoor service on a hill overlooking Johannesburg.
In Pretoria, the capital, Henry Hyar, a restaurant waiter, standing by a hospital where Mandela is believed to be, said it was unfortunate that Mandela could not be with his family at home during Easter.
"I'm not happy about it," Hyar said. "We're praying for him to get better as soon as possible."
Mandela was admitted to a Pretoria hospital near midnight Wednesday. It was his third trip to a hospital since December, when he was treated for a lung infection and also had a procedure to remove gallstones. Earlier in March, he spent a night in a hospital for what officials said was a scheduled medical test.
Mandela became South Africa's first black president in 1994 after polls were held, ending the system of white racist rule known as apartheid.
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