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Urgent: Singapore's former president Nathan dies at age of 92

Xinhua, August 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore's former President S R Nathan died at age of 92, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Nathan suffered a stroke on July 31. He has been "in critical condition" in the Intensive Care Unit at Singapore General Hospital since then.

Nathan, 92, was the sixth and longest-serving President in Singapore, and was in office for two terms from 1999 to 2011. Endit