Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 Born: July 18, 1918 (age 94), Mvezo, South Africa Awards: Nobel Peace Prize , Time's Person of the Year Education: University of South Africa (1943) FORMER President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital after an improvement in his condition, according to the South African presidency. A statement from the office of President Jacob Zuma said 94-year-old Mandela was discharged today and will now receive care at his home. Officials said he was treated for pneumonia. Mandela was admitted to a hospital in the South African capital of Pretoria on the night of March 27. It was his third trip to a hospital since December. In the statement, Zuma thanked the medical team and hospital staff that looked after Mandela. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle went South Afr...