Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies: army

ISLAMABAD (AFP): Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (pic) has died in Dubai aged 79 after a long illness, the army said Sunday.

Musharraf seized power in a 1999 bloodless coup, ruling as "chief executive" when the 9/11 attacks on the United States took place, before becoming president in 2001.

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