UAE leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73

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The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler and President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has died at the age of 73.

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Sheikh Khalifa oversaw much of the country's blistering economic growth and his name was immortalised on the world's tallest building,

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However, after suffering a stroke and undergoing emergency surgery in 2014,

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a decade after becoming President, he ceased having any involvement in the day-to-day affairs of ruling the country.

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The last several years of his life saw his half-brother,

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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, rise to become the de-facto ruler and decision-maker of major foreign policy decisions,

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such as joining a Saudi-led war in Yemen and spearheading an embargo on neighbouring Qatar.

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