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Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates on Tuesday announced to split after 27 years of marriage.
They said that they no longer believe that they can grow together.
Both said that they will continue to work together for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates on Tuesday (May 4, 2021) announced to split after 27 years of marriage and said that they no longer believe that they can grow together.
A joint statement released by Bill Gates read, After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage. Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable people to lead healthy, productive lives.
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May 04, 2021
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Microsoft technology advisor Bill Gates and his wife Melinda leave on the second day of the Allen and Co. media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2014.
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Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce will entail complex decisions about how to handle their wealth after 27 years of marriage.
Here are details about their wealth and the couple s philanthropic activities.
Bill gates
Bill Gates is the world s fourth-richest person with a net worth of $130.5 billion (S$174 billion), according to Forbes.
Gates dropped out of Harvard University to co-found technology giant Microsoft with school friend Paul Allen in 1975. Gates owned 49 per cent of Microsoft at its initial public offering in 1986, which made him an instant multi-millionaire.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda sit during an interview in New York. REUTERS
Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday after 27 years of marriage but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has become one of the most powerful and influential forces in global public health, spending more than $50 billion over the past two decades to bring a business approach to combating poverty and disease.
The Gates have backed widely praised programs in malaria and polio eradication, child nutrition and vaccines. The foundation last year committed some $1.75 billion to COVID-19 relief.