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Image captionMr Karimov has ruled Uzbekistan for more than a quarter of a century
The Uzbek government has confirmed the death of President Islam Karimov, six days after he was taken to hospital with a suspected brain haemorrhage.
One of Asia's most authoritarian leaders, Mr Karimo
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