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On Tuesday night, Egyptian state media reported that  Hosni Mubarak was “clinically dead”. It transpires that the man sometimes referred to as “La Vache qui rit” or the “Laughing Cow”, due to some resemblance to the face of the cheese brand, is now on life support.

With the military jostling the Muslim Brotherhood for political control, we thought we’d give you the best reads on the legacy the former president left for his country when he stepped down. Read more