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Former Pakistan President and military dictator General Pervez Musharraf (retd) passed away at the age of 79.

The former army chief, who seized power in a coup, died at the age of 79 in Dubai after a prolonged illness.

ISLAMABAD - Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan again

He entered the Pakistani army at age 18 and made his career there as Islamabad fought three wars against India.

ISLAMABAD--Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/pervez-musharraf-pakistan-martial-ruler-in-9-11-wars-dies/"></div>ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79. Musharraf, a former special forces commando, became president through the last of a string of military coups that...

The general became president through the last of a string of military coups in Pakistan.

The general became president through the last of a string of military coups in Pakistan.

Former president of Pakistan who supported the US in its war on terror and was hailed as George Bush’s ‘best buddy’

Gen. Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. "war on terror" in Afghanistan against the Taliban.