There’s a huge rumor on Twitter that South Africa’s ex president Nelson Mandela has passed away, don’t believe this rumor! Nelson is alive and doing well. According to Associated Press, Nelson Mandela is recovering and has been discharged from the hospital. A spokesman for Mr. Mandela told the Associated Press that he was happy to return home where his friends and family could visit him, unlike in the hospital where visits were restricted. The 92 year old Mandela recently spent two nights in a Johannesburg hospital for what his doctor said it was a respiratory infection. Officials have said Mandela’s office received more than 10,000 letters of well wishes for Mandela, including from President Barak Obama.
About Nelson Mandela:Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]; born 18 July 1918)[1] served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheidactivist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested and convicted ofsabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in 1994. As president from 1994 to 1999, he frequently gave priority to reconciliation.
