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| Nigeria President Yar'Adua 'dead' | Nigeria President Yar'Adua 'dead' |
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| Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is dead, a presidential aide has confirmed to the BBC. | Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is dead, a presidential aide has confirmed to the BBC. |
| A spokesman, who did not want to be named, said Mr Yar'Adua died on Wednesday, although there has been no official announcement yet. | |
| Mr Yar'Adua, who became president in 2007, had been ill for some time, and had not been seen in public for months. | Mr Yar'Adua, who became president in 2007, had been ill for some time, and had not been seen in public for months. |
| After much wrangling, Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan was accepted as acting president in February. | After much wrangling, Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan was accepted as acting president in February. |
| Reports from Nigeria said Mr Yar'Adua died between 2100 (2000 GMT) and 2200 (2100 GMT) on Wednesday at his presidential residence in the capital, Abuja. | |
| In November, Mr Yar'Adua went to a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for several months, during which time he was not heard from. | |
| He returned to Nigeria, but Mr Jonathan remained as acting president. |