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Billy Graham: US preacher to millions, adviser to presidents dies aged 99

Renowned US televangelist Billy Graham dies aged 99 at his home on Wednesday, February 21. [Photo/AFP]

Reverend Billy Graham, the influential Southern preacher who became a spiritual advisor to several US presidents and millions of Americans via their television sets, has died aged 99, his family said on Wednesday.

The one-time backwoods minister who eventually became the world's foremost Christian evangelist, spread a message of spiritual redemption at tent and stadium revival meetings, in a career that spanned decades.

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