After seizing power in a 1999 coup, Musharraf went on to survive numerous assassination attempts - finding himself on the front line of the struggle between Islam and the West.
He formed an alliance with the US, claiming it helped him modernize Pakistan.
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He formed an alliance with the US, claiming it helped him modernize Pakistan.
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Musharraf's plan to return to power in 2013 was dashed when he was disqualified from running in an election won by Nawaz Sharif — the man he deposed in 1999.
In 2016 a travel ban was lifted and Musharraf flew to Dubai to seek medical treatment.
In 2016 a travel ban was lifted and Musharraf flew to Dubai to seek medical treatment.
India regarded him as the architect of the 1999 conflict in Kargil.
Musharraf recounted in his memoir that he found the "opportunity of a thaw" after the massive earthquake in India's Gujarat in early 2001.
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Musharraf recounted in his memoir that he found the "opportunity of a thaw" after the massive earthquake in India's Gujarat in early 2001.
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If there had been no terror attacks on Mumbai in 2008 and no pro-democracy movement that ousted Musharraf from power in 2007, he could have well co-authored a peace deal with India.
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