Hosni Mubarak over the years

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In the Air ForceVice President MubarakThe day of Sadat's assassinationAnwar Sadat's assassinationMubarak becomes presidentMubarak and his cabinetAt the White HouseAddressing his partyAnother term as presidentMubarak with KadafiMubarak with BushMubarak in GermanyMubarak in MoscowMubarak in SpainBrutal repressionElection campaignMubarak in South AfricaMubarak's ruling partyMubarak with MedvedevHosni Mubarak | 2009Mubarak in WashingtonWestern allyMubarak's ailing healthMubarak is outCelebration in CairoCelebrating Mubarak's ousterEgypt braces for the Mubarak verdictSupporters of Egypt's ousted presidentMubarak sentenced to life in prisonCelebrating the life sentence

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy greets Mubarak at the Elysee Palace in Paris last year.

Western ally

( Philippe Wojazer / Reuters / July 5, 2010 )

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy greets Mubarak at the Elysee Palace in Paris last year.

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