Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistani president and army general, dies at 79

Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistani president and army general, dies at 79

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Category : Obituaries Published on: February 07 2023

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  • Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79.
  • He was president of Pakistan between 2001 and 2008.
  • The former general was suffering from amyloidosis a rare disease that causes organ damage. He had long been bedridden and wheelchair-bound.
  • It is a rare disease that occurs when an abnormal protein, called amyloid, builds up in your organs and interferes with their normal function.
  • Pervez Musharraf was the tenth president of the South Asian nation after the successful military coup in 1999 and 7th top general from 1998 to 2007.
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