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09:42, 18-Jun-2017
Vanuatu's President Baldwin Lonsdale passes away
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Vanuatu's President Baldwin Lonsdale passed away, the government confirmed over the weekend.
According to Vanuatu's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade, Lonsdale died on Saturday. A 10-day national state of mourning has been declared.
Lonsdale, 67, died in the Pacific island country's capital of Port Vila, local newspaper the Vanuatu Daily Post reported.
Prior to his sudden death, Lonsdale was rushed to a local hospital after a suspected heart attack.
Lonsdale was elected and sworn in as Vanuatu's president in 2014.
Under the country's constitution, the parliament speaker is now the acting president, before a new head of state is elected.
(Source: Xinhua)
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