Nelson Mandela slowly winding down from public life at 88
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Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela turns 88 and despite being in exceptional health for his age, South Africa&#039;s favourite son is appearing less and less in the public eye.
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Comments The French president has announced his retirement Jacques Chirac has announced his retirement from politics after a career spanning more than 40 years.Comment
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Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, a liberation   hero who ruled for decades, is supposed to be living in quiet   retirement -- offering a good, if somewhat rare, example of an   African president fading gently into the twilight.
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An announcement broadcast by state-run radio and television said the 65-year-old general had retired for &quot;health reasons.&quot;.
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Romanian President Ion Iliescu steps down after elections today in what some hail as the final exit of Europe&#39;s last reigning communist-era leader from the political scene.
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South Africa's Nelson Mandela, one of Africa's most committed campaigners in the battle against AIDS, announced that his only surviving son had succumbed to the disease on Thursday.
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Tony Blair set off on a farewell tour of Africa today, his last major trip before he steps down as prime minister next month.
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President Robert G. Mugabe turned 83 as bakeries shut down, saying government price controls were requiring them to sell loaves at a loss.
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair is one of hundreds of well wishers across the globe who have sent gifts to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela for his 89th birthday on Wednesday.
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Thousands of mourners are expected to join Nelson Mandela at the funeral of his son, Makgatho.
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Seven years after the death of Princess Diana sparked a national outpouring of grief, the late royal's memory appeared to be gradually fading from the public consciousness.
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His visit to the continent attracts attention, but overall, momentum on Africa issues has been waning.
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Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of the former South African leader, suggests a way to end the ANC leadership rift.
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A corruption case against former deputy president Jacob Zuma was dropped this week, clearing his path to the top.
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The presidentâs ability to push his agenda has faded such that he can fairly be judged to be in his lame duck period.
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The rapid decline of the 75-year-old Palestinian leader&#39;s health, the refusal of his wife and authorities at the French military hospital where he died last Thursday to release his medical
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Tonight&#39;s broadcast is his last in the chair. Making good on an exit plan announced in May 2002, he is stepping away from daily journalism to pursue his varied other interests.