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Ange-Felix Patasse | Former African leader, 74

Ange-Felix Patasse, 74, former president of Central African Republic, died at a hospital in neighboring Cameroon, his spokesman said Tuesday. The cause of death was not disclosed.

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Ange-Felix Patasse, 74, former president of Central African Republic, died at a hospital in neighboring Cameroon, his spokesman said Tuesday. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Mr. Patasse served in several positions as minister and then prime minister under Jean-Bedel Bokassa, before becoming president in 1993. He was reelected in 1999 and then toppled in a 2003 coup led by the current president, Francois Bozize.

He returned to the Central African Republic from exile in December 2009. Mr. Patasse's death comes after he emerged second in the country's January presidential elections.

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