Evangelical Christian leader Pat Robertson, who ran for president as a Republican, has died at the age of 93.
He was one of the driving forces of a movement to increase the influence of the religious right in US politics.
He founded the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in 1960 and helped grow it into a cable media empire.
CBN announced the news of his death on Thursday. No cause was given.
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