Key dates in past decade
China Daily | Updated: 2008-08-19 08:22
Oct 7, 1998: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appoints Musharraf as chief of army staff.
Oct 12, 1999: Musharraf ousts Sharif, seizes power in a coup.
June 20, 2001: Musharraf becomes president of Pakistan while still army chief.
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