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- 08-01-05 King Fahd of Saudi Arabia Dies (Bloomberg.com)
"King Fahd, who led Saudi Arabia for 23 years as he balanced pro-Western policies and internal pressures from Islamic forces, died after years of worsening health, state television reported. His exact age isn't known, though he was in his early 80s."
"The king's half-brother, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, who assumed day-to-day power from Fahd following a 1995 stroke, now becomes monarch." 08-05
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