Pervez Musharraf Fast Facts

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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speaks in London in 2010. Musharraf led Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, when he resigned and went into exile after being charged of violating the country's constitution in 2007. He returned in 2013, intending to run in national elections, but soon found himself entangled in legal trouble again.
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Pervez Musharraf – Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speaks in London in 2010. Musharraf led Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, when he resigned and went into exile after being charged of violating the country's constitution in 2007. He returned in 2013, intending to run in national elections, but soon found himself entangled in legal trouble again.
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Musharraf, left, takes the presidential oath of office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 20, 2001. Musharraf appointed himself president after leading a successful coup against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999. He would also remain head of the army.
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Pervez Musharraf – Musharraf, left, takes the presidential oath of office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 20, 2001. Musharraf appointed himself president after leading a successful coup against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999. He would also remain head of the army.
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Musharraf shakes hands with military officials in 2001.
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Pervez Musharraf – Musharraf shakes hands with military officials in 2001.
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Musharraf speaks in 2002 at an event in Washington hosted by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Pervez Musharraf – Musharraf speaks in 2002 at an event in Washington hosted by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Musharraf sits with his wife, Begum Sehba, at their residence in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 2002.
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Pervez Musharraf – Musharraf sits with his wife, Begum Sehba, at their residence in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 2002.
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Former French President Jacques Chirac speaks with Musharraf at the Elysee Palace in Paris in 2003.
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Pervez Musharraf – Former French President Jacques Chirac speaks with Musharraf at the Elysee Palace in Paris in 2003.
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Musharraf salutes before his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in 2003.
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Pervez Musharraf – Musharraf salutes before his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in 2003.
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Musharraf, then-U.S. President George W. Bush and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai stand in the Rose Garden of the White House as Bush delivers remarks in 2006.
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Pervez Musharraf – Musharraf, then-U.S. President George W. Bush and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai stand in the Rose Garden of the White House as Bush delivers remarks in 2006.
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Musharraf speaks to the press in November 2007, days after he declared a state of emergency in the country. Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution, imposed restrictions on the press and postponed the January 2008 elections. He said he did so to stabilize the country and to fight rising Islamist extremism. His action drew sharp criticism from democracy advocates, and Pakistanis openly called for his ouster.
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Pervez Musharraf – Musharraf speaks to the press in November 2007, days after he declared a state of emergency in the country. Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution, imposed restrictions on the press and postponed the January 2008 elections. He said he did so to stabili