Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan's coup leader who died in exile

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General Musharraf seized power in a coup in 1999, and led Pakistan until defeat at the polls in 2008.

He portrayed himself as a moderniser, but his opposition to Islamist extremism, especially after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, made him a controversial figure.

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