马拉维总统突发心脏病

时间：2012-04-06 06:59:06

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Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has been flown to South Africa for medical treatment after suffering a heart attack, state media report.

马拉维国家媒体报道，总统宾古·瓦·穆塔里卡突发心脏病被送往南非接受治疗。

President Mutharika has been accused of economic mismanagement and <a href=authoritarianism1" src="http://www.enread.comhttp://www.enread.com/upimg/allimg/120406/1_120406065935_1.jpg" width="304" height="171" />
President Mutharika has been accused of economic mismanagement and authoritarianism
Mr Mutharika, 78, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital in the capital, Lilongwe, after falling ill on Thursday morning.

The president has been under mounting pressure to resign, amid accusations2 of nepotism3（裙带关系） and economic mismanagement.

Reports say police have deployed4 in force across the capital.

'Panic'

A senior official at Kamuzu Central Hospital told AFP news agency that the president had been unconscious since 09:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Thursday.

The official, who did not want to be named, described his condition as critical.

His wife and his brother, Foreign Minister Peter Mutharika, are among those to have visited him, sources say.

A hospital source quoted by the Reuters news agency said there had been "panic" when the president was brought in.

"His head was covered to hide his face as he was wheeled in on a wheelchair," another medical source told the agency.

For most of the day, state media made no mention of the news and officials denied the reports.

But on Thursday evening, Vice-President Joyce Banda confirmed that the president was unwell.

"When I first heard the state president had been taken ill, I quickly wished him quick recovery. I wish to ask all Malawians to pray for the quick recovery of our state president," said Mrs Banda.

Correspondents say there is concern that his death could spark a political crisis in the impoverished5 African nation.

Discontent with his leadership have recently sparked violent protests against his rule.

The president has also been embroiled6 in a bitter power struggle within his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).


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1 authoritarianism da881fd02d611bdc61362e53f5fff5e1     
权力主义，独裁主义
参考例句：
  • Modern authoritarianism is a vestige of traditional personal rule. 现代独裁主义则是传统的个人统治的残余。
  • In its latter days it was a byword for authoritarianism, incompetence, and corruption. 在后期，它是独裁、无能和腐化的代号。
2 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
参考例句：
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
3 nepotism f5Uzs     
n.任人唯亲；裙带关系
参考例句：
  • The congressman lashed the president for his nepotism.国会议员抨击总统搞裙带关系。
  • Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.很多人会把他的任命看作是英国银行业应该避免的一种裙带关系。
4 deployed 4ceaf19fb3d0a70e329fcd3777bb05ea     
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用
参考例句：
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
5 impoverished 1qnzcL     
adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化
参考例句：
  • the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
  • They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 embroiled 77258f75da8d0746f3018b2caba91b5f     
adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的
参考例句：
  • He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
  • John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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