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Former Egyptian DM Abu Ghazala Dies

07-Sep-2008
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Abdel-Halim Abu Ghazala, Egypt's former defense minister, who was once touted as a possible successor to President Hosni Mubarak, has died at age 78. Egypt's Middle East News Agency reported that the former field marshal died late Saturday at a Cairo military hospital from complications related to throat cancer. Abu Ghazala served as Egypt's military attache in... [read full story]                    

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