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Former Atlanta mayor, UN Ambassador Andrew Young released from hospital

Andrew Young Andrew Jackson Young Jr., an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

ATLANTA — Former Atlanta mayor and Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young is back home after a brief stint in the hospital, according to his family.

The Young family said on Friday that the 92-year-old former mayor and ambassador was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital as a precaution.

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Paramedics responded to his home to reports of a distress call.

Doctors were able to rule out a stroke, but kept him overnight for observation. He was released on Saturday.

The Young family is requesting privacy at this time.

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