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Graphic toont de belangrijkste momenten in het leven van Mohammed Morsi.
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Egypte

Mohammed Morsi sterft in rechtbank

June 18, 2019 - De eerste democratisch gekozen president van Egypte, Mohammed Morsi, is onder zware bewaking begraven, een dag na zijn dramatische ineenstorting en dood in een rechtszaal in Caïro.

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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