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Pakistan's Former Military Ruler Dies

by VOA News

   Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a
   decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, has died.

   Pakistan media reported Sunday that Musharraf, 79, died in hospital
   after a long illness after spending years in self-imposed exile.

   He enjoyed strong support for many years, his greatest threat al Qaeda
   and other militant Islamists who tried to kill him at least three
   times.