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Feb 2023
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Former Pakistani President Pervez Mushar...

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Former military ruler of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, has died at age 79 after spending years in self-imposed exile and battling an illness in hospital. Four-star general had seized power in a coup and later survived several attempts on his life over years from militant Islamists. 
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