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| JOHANNESBURG — The condition of former President Nelson Mandela was improving, according to South African government officials, as he spent his fifth day in a hospital on Monday being treated for pneumonia. | JOHANNESBURG — The condition of former President Nelson Mandela was improving, according to South African government officials, as he spent his fifth day in a hospital on Monday being treated for pneumonia. |
| Mr. Mandela, the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader, has been hospitalized three times in the past four months, including almost three weeks in December, when he was treated for a lung infection and had surgery for gallstones. He has not been seen publicly since 2010. | Mr. Mandela, the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader, has been hospitalized three times in the past four months, including almost three weeks in December, when he was treated for a lung infection and had surgery for gallstones. He has not been seen publicly since 2010. |
| “President Nelson Mandela had a restful day and continues to receive treatment,” the government said in a statement released Sunday. “The doctors are providing the former president with the best medical care possible to enable his recovery and comfort. They have reported a further improvement in his condition.” | “President Nelson Mandela had a restful day and continues to receive treatment,” the government said in a statement released Sunday. “The doctors are providing the former president with the best medical care possible to enable his recovery and comfort. They have reported a further improvement in his condition.” |
| On Saturday, the government gave more details about Mr. Mandela’s health, saying he “had developed a pleural effusion,” or a fluid buildup in the lungs, that was addressed. | On Saturday, the government gave more details about Mr. Mandela’s health, saying he “had developed a pleural effusion,” or a fluid buildup in the lungs, that was addressed. |
| “This has resulted in him now being able to breathe without difficulty,” it said. | “This has resulted in him now being able to breathe without difficulty,” it said. |
| Lung infections have been a persistent problem for Mr. Mandela, who contracted tuberculosis during his 27 years in prison at the hands of the apartheid government. | Lung infections have been a persistent problem for Mr. Mandela, who contracted tuberculosis during his 27 years in prison at the hands of the apartheid government. |
| Mr. Mandela was convicted of his involvement in the fight against the brutal system of white minority rule. In his decades in prison, he became a potent symbol of the struggle for equality and justice. After his release in 1990, he led the African National Congress through negotiations that would end white rule. | |
| His lack of bitterness and his emphasis on forgiveness of the white government that had jailed him, instead of vengeance against it, set the stage for the largely peaceful transition to majority rule. | His lack of bitterness and his emphasis on forgiveness of the white government that had jailed him, instead of vengeance against it, set the stage for the largely peaceful transition to majority rule. |
| When the country held its first fully democratic elections in 1994, Mr. Mandela won in a landslide. He served just one term as president, handing over the reins to his deputy, Thabo Mbeki, in 1999. | When the country held its first fully democratic elections in 1994, Mr. Mandela won in a landslide. He served just one term as president, handing over the reins to his deputy, Thabo Mbeki, in 1999. |
| Mr. Mandela set up a foundation to work on children’s health, education and other issues. He became an outspoken advocate for people with AIDS, even as Mr. Mbeki pursued damaging policies that helped spread the disease and make it deadlier. | Mr. Mandela set up a foundation to work on children’s health, education and other issues. He became an outspoken advocate for people with AIDS, even as Mr. Mbeki pursued damaging policies that helped spread the disease and make it deadlier. |
| In 2004, Mr. Mandela announced that he was retiring from public life. His last public appearance was at the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament, which South Africa hosted. | In 2004, Mr. Mandela announced that he was retiring from public life. His last public appearance was at the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament, which South Africa hosted. |