Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79
The former leader – who was president between 2001 and 2008 – died in Dubai after a long illness
He had survived numerous assassination attempts, and found himself on the front line of the struggle between militant Islamists and the West
He supported the US “war on terror” after 9/11 despite domestic opposition
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