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Yeltsin lively after surgery, doctors say

November 17, 1996
Web posted at: 1:30 p.m. EST (1830 GMT)

MOSCOW (CNN) -- Boris Yeltsin's doctors said the Russian president is very active 12 days after his heart surgery and plans an hour-long country walk Sunday. He is expected to leave the hospital Friday.

Yeltsin plans to resume working meetings before he leaves the hospital, including a talk with Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin on Tuesday.

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