Nelson Mandela to spend Christmas in hospital, government says
By CNN Staff
December 24, 2012 -- Updated 1654 GMT (0054 HKT)
A portrait with his cousin Bikitsha, dating from around 1941, when Mandela would have been about 23.
The earliest known photograph of Mandela, believed to be taken in 1938. The future president is fifth from the right in the back row.
A photograph of Mandela working in a prison garden, taken in 1977, one of the 27 years he spent behind bars.
The earliest known record of Mandela -- a Methodist church membership card bearing the date December 1930.
The cover of one of Mandela's prison journals, containing correspondence with his family.
The last page of a letter smuggled from Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island in 1977, containing his signature and prisoner number, 46664.
The handwritten first page of Mandela's unpublished sequel to his autobiography, "Long Walk to Freedom."
Mandela: A life documented
Mandela: A life documented
Mandela: A life documented
Mandela: A life documented
Mandela: A life documented
Mandela: A life documented
Mandela: A life documented
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- President Jacob Zuma says Mandela is responding well to treatment
- Zuma asks for prayers for the former president, who's been in the hospital since December 8
(CNN) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela will remain in a Pretoria hospital through Christmas, the government said on Monday.
In a statement on his website, President Jacob Zuma said that Mandela is responding well to treatment.
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"We also humbly invite all freedom loving people around the world to pray for him. He is an ardent fighter and will recover from this episode with all our support,'' said Zuma, who visited Mandela on Saturday.
Mandela, 94, has received round-the-clock care since an acute respiratory infection in 2011. He was hospitalized for a lung infection on December 8; and on December 15, he had successful endoscopic surgery to have gallstones removed.
Mandela has not appeared in public since the 2010 World Cup hosted by South Africa.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner spent 27 years in prison for fighting the oppression of blacks in South Africa. He became the nation's first black president in 1994, four years after he was freed.
South Africa last month launched a new batch of banknotes with a picture of a smiling Mandela on the front.
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