Ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, crucial supporter of U.S. after 9/11, dies at 79

Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan leader who provided crucial support to the U.S.-led 'war on terror' following the 9/11 attacks, has died at 79.

Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan leader who provided crucial support to the U.S.-led"war on terror" following the 9/11 attacks, has died at 79, the Pakistan military announced Sunday.

Musharraf seized power in 1999 from then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup. Sharif had tried to remove Musharraf from his position as military leader – a year after Sharif had appointed him.

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