Hosni Mubarak: Former Egypt president is dead
- Hosni Mubarak ruled the desert country for 30 years from 1981 to 2011 when protests forced him out of office
- He was arrested and charged with various offences he committed while in office during his 30-year rule
- In 2017, an Egyptian court acquitted him of the charges even though poor health had taken a toll on him
Former Egypt president Hosni Mubarak has passed on aged 91. The late strongman has been battling poor health since his ouster and was on Saturday, February 22, taken to ICC hospital in Cairo.
His son Alaa Mubarak confirmed the late president underwent surgery but his condition remained stable even as doctors worked to resuscitate him.
Hosni, a former military and one who was regarded as a war man by fellow countrymen, ruled the desert nation for three decades from 1981 after ex-President Anwar Sadat was assassinated
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His reign came to an abrupt end in February 2011 following nationwide protests that began at the famous Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution which forced him to resign.
Source: UGC
His resignation was announced by country's vice president Omar Suleiman whom he appointed in 2011 to cool political tensions. Hosni ruled without a vice president.
Source: UGC
Having been forced to hand over the instruments of power to the military, Hosni and his two sons Alaa and Gamal were arrested and detained for abuse of power and corruption.
As the country's leader, he faced other charges of killing anti-government protesters.
A court in Cairo handed him a life sentence in 2012 but the nation's highest court lightened the ruling for a prison sentence.
The sons were set free in 2015 while a frail-looking Hosni walked to freedom in 2017. He had suffered a series of health crises while in prison.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that former Kenyan president, Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country for 24 years, died at the age of 95.
Moi was pronounced dead on the early morning of Tuesday, February 4, by medics at The Nairobi Hospital where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
He was first rushed to the hospital on October 29, 2019, after his health deteriorated and was admitted to the ICU.
Moi took the mantle of leadership from the country's first president, late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, in 1978 and reigned for 24 years before relinquishing power in 2002.
He remained in stable condition until July 30, 2006, when he was involved in a road accident in Limuru while travelling to Kabarak from Machakos where he had presided over a graduation ceremony at Scott Theological College.
The renowned KANU leader developed the knee problem and has been in and out of the hospital since then.
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