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Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s fallen long-time pharaoh

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for involvement in the murder of protesters during the uprising that ousted him last year, enjoyed near absolute power for three decades. Mubarak, 84, could have been sent to the gallows, as the prosecution had called for the death penalty.