President Dies at Washington Hospital
From Times Wire Reports
Nauru President Bernard Dowiyogo died in Washington after undergoing heart surgery, an Australia-based spokeswoman for the government said.
Helen Bogden said Dowiyogo, 57, died at George Washington University Hospital on Sunday afternoon.
He had surgery Tuesday after collapsing while on official business in the U.S.
Dowiyogo had been president of the tiny Pacific island nation, between Australia and Hawaii, six times since first being elected in 1976.
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