Hosni Mubarak Fast Facts

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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the media in Berlin, Germany in 2010.
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Then-Vice President Mubarak, left, joins President Anwar Sadat at a military parade on October 6, 1981, the day Islamic fundamentalists from within the army assassinated Sadat. Mubarak succeeded Sadat as Egypt's president, maintaining power for nearly three decades.
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Eight days after Sadat's assassination, Mubarak, right, is officially sworn in as Egypt's president on October 14, 1981. Mubarak was re-elected in 1987, 1993, 1999 and 2005.
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Mubarak through the years – Mubarak poses with US President Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1982.
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Mubarak through the years – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meets with Mubarak in London in 1985.
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Mubarak through the years – Diana, Princess of Wales, visits Mubarak during a trip to Egypt in 1992.
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