Musharraf
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Nawaz said Munir now "probably has as much power" as the late military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in 1999.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
But Mr Sharif's overthrowing in 1999 by then army chief Pervez Musharraf showed how dangerous it was for any politician to attempt to curtail the military's influence in Pakistan.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024
Musharraf ruled for nearly a decade when Pakistan, which supported the U.S.-led "war on terror", was rocked by Islamist militant violence.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2023
In the following decade, when a chief justice of the Supreme Court began to challenge the state’s use of power, the country’s military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, suspended the justice.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
Pakistan is now cracking down on terror, and I admire the strong leadership of President Musharraf.
From State of the Union Address by George W. (George Walker) Bush
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