LITTLE IS KNOWN about Abdelmadjid Tebboune's bout with covid-19. For nearly two months beginning in October, Algeria's 75-year-old president, a heavy smoker, disappeared from public view after travelling to Germany for treatment. On December 13th, amid swirling rumours about his health, Mr Tebboune's men posted a proof of life: a five-minute video in which the visibly thinner president pledged to come home soon. At last, on December 29th, he did return, looking as if he had regained the weight. Mr Tebboune is "nearing complete healing", state media reported, citing a brief statement from the president. For a man trying to turn the page on the autocratic presidency of his predecessor, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the omens are not good. The government also concealed the poor health of Mr Bouteflika, a wheelchair-bound octogenarian who suffered at least one stroke while in office. Mass protests toppled him in 2019, but they did not dislodge the old elite. Later that year Mr Tebboune (pictured) was elected in a poll contested by only a handful of regime insiders and shunned by most Algerians. The hirak, the country's leaderless protest movement, boycotted the vote.
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机译：对于Abdelmadjid Tebboune的Bout，Covid-19很少见。在10月份开始近两个月，阿尔及利亚的75岁的总统是一位重量吸烟者，从去往德国进行治疗后从公众视野中消失。 12月13日，在旋转谣言的关于他的健康方面，Tebboune先生发布了一个生命证明：一个五分钟的视频，其中明显较薄的总统承诺很快就会回家。最后，在12月29日，他确实回来了，看起来好像他恢复了重量。国家媒体报道，Tebboune先生是“近乎完全愈合”，引用了总统的简短陈述。对于一个人试图转向他的前任的专制总统的页面，阿卜杜拉兹·布翁（Abdelaziz Bouteflika）不好。政府还隐瞒了Bouteflika先生的健康状况不佳，这是一个在办公室里遭受至少一支中风的轮椅束缚的八十名八十名八大症。大众抗议在2019年推翻了他，但他们并没有脱落老精英。 Later that year Mr Tebboune (pictured) was elected in a poll contested by only a handful of regime insiders and shunned by most Algerians.该国无线抗议运动的海拉克抵制了投票。
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