Presidential candidate is sick

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 | Source: AP

EAST TIMOR: Presidential candidate Fransisco Xavier do Amaral was in the hospital on Monday after collapsing with pneumonia over the weekend, a medical official said.

Amaral, 67, was taken to East Timor's National Hospital on Saturday after appearing in a televised debate with the only other candidate in the race, former independence leader Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao.

Doctors said Amaral would remain hospitalized for at least a week. He was diagnosed with pneumonia, hypertension and a swollen heart.

East Timor is scheduled to become the world's newest nation on May 20. --AP

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