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Former Egyptian Vice President Dies In U.S.

from National Public Radio
July 19, 2012

Egypt's former spy chief Omar Suleiman was appointed vice president at the peak of the democracy uprising in January of 2011. The official Middle East News Agency said in a brief report that Suleiman died at a U.S. hospital early Thursday.

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  • Morning Edition, July 19, 2012
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