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Vanuatu president Baldwin Lonsdale dies after heart attack
Port Vila, June 17 (IBNS): Vanuatu president Baldwin Lonsdale died after heart attack on Saturday midnight, according to media reports.
Lonsdale served as a leader of the Pacific nation since 2014.
Australia's Governor-General Peter Cosgrove was quoted saying, "Lonsdale served the people of Vanuatu with dignity and humility, and was much loved."
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