Ex-president of South Africa Nelson Mandela was hospitalized

Ex-president of South Africa Nelson Mandela was hospitalized in the hospital of Johannesburg, reports Reuters with reference to representatives of the country's leadership.

Mandela, who was 93 years last year, complains about pain in the abdominal cavity and needs to be observed by specialists, reports Gazeta.ru .

Nelson Mandela is the first black president of South Africa. During the apartheid, he fought for equal rights for the white and black population, for which he spent a total of 27 years in prison. He held the presidency of the country from 1994 to 1999.