Musharraf

/ məˈʃærəf /

noun

1. MusharrafPervez1943MPakistaniMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: politician Pervez (ˈpɛrveɪz). born 1943, Pakistani general and politician; became military leader of Pakistan following a coup in 2001; president (2001–08)

Example Sentences

In exchange, as Musharraf himself later admitted, the CIA could go after its own targets, too.

From The Daily Beast

Now Musharraf is calling for Sharif to stand up to Modi and not be pushed around by India.

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For retreating in 1999, Sharif was overthrown in a coup by the army commander, Pervez Musharraf, who had planned the Kargil War.

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By the end of 1999 Sharif had been overthrown in a coup by Musharraf.

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General Musharraf, too, reacted only to his own removal from the office of army chief in 1999, not to political circumstances.

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