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Ex-Syrian vice president Khaddam dies in France
Abdul-Halim Khaddam, a former Syrian vice president who became a prominent opponent of President Bashar al-Assad's rule after fleeing to Paris in 2005, died on Tuesday in France, Salah Ayach, a Syrian exile who was close to him, said. He was 88.
Published : 31 March 2020, 10:21 AM
Updated : 31 March 2020, 10:21 AM
Khaddam died at 5am (0300 GMT) of a heart attack, Ayach said. Khaddam had served for 30 years in the Syrian state under the late President Hafez al-Assad and his son, Bashar, who became president in 2000.
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