Mandela remains in critical but stable condition after 5 weeks in hospital, presidency says
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South Africa's president says that Nelson Mandela remains in critical but stable condition.
President Jacob Zuma visited Mandela on Thursday and said the anti-apartheid hero continues to respond to treatment.
Mandela, 94, was hospitalized June 8 with a recurring lung infection. His hospitalization has generated an outpouring of love and support from around the world.
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Mandela spent 27 years in the prison under white racist rule. He was released in 1990 and became South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994.