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Former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford in the Oval
Office at the White House in this April 29, 1975 file
photo.((Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery
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Former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and his golden
retriever, Liberty, are shown in the Oval Office at the White House in
this November 7, 1974 file photo.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery
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Former U.S. President Gerald Ford (L) is sworn in
as the 38th President of the United States in this August 9, 1974 file
photo.(File Photo) Photo Gallery
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offer condolences on death of former U.S. president Ford
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu
Jintao and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on Wednesday sent messages separately to
U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offering
their condolences over the death of former U.S. president Gerald Ford, and also
offering condolences to Ford's wife and other relatives.
Ford, who battled pneumonia in January 2006 and
underwent two heart treatments this year, died on Tuesday night aged 93.
Former U.S. President Gerald Ford dies
at 93
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S.
President Gerald Ford died at age 93, said his widow on Tuesday.
"My family joins me in sharing the difficult news
that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and
great-grandfather, has passed away at 93 years of age," said Bette Ford in a
statement. Full
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