S.R. Nathan, longest-serving president, dies
By Associated Press in Singapore | China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-24 09:14
The ex-head of state was hospitalized after suffering a stroke in July
Sellapan Ramanathan, Singapore's president from 1999 to 2011, died on Monday at age 92, the government announced.
Widely known as S.R. Nathan, the country's sixth and longest-serving president was hospitalized in critical condition after suffering a stroke on July 31. It was his second stroke in less than two years.
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