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Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies

By Jordi Bou

June 18, 2019 - Egypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security, a day after his dramatic collapse and death inside a Cairo courtroom.

Morsi, 67, hailed from Egypt's largest Islamist group, the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and was elected president in 2012 in the country's first free elections following the ouster the year before of longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.

The military toppled Morsi in 2013 after massive protests and crushed the Brotherhood in a major crackdown, arresting Morsi and many others of the group's leaders.

During his years in prison, Morsi, who was known to have diabetes, was often held in solitary confinement and was largely barred from receiving visitors. His family was only allowed to visit three times. While in detention, Morsi continued to appear in court on a range of charges.

Morsi's Brotherhood accused the government of "assassinating" him through years of poor prison conditions. The group demanded an international investigation into Morsi's death and called on Egyptians to protest outside Egyptian embassies across the world.

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PUBLISHED: 18/06/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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