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Gordon Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has died, aged 97.

He was president of the Church – better known as the Mormons – for 13 years.

The post is held for life, and Hinckley lived to become the oldest ever president, seeing church membership expand to 13 million people.

His death comes amid increased public scrutiny of the Church, as one of its members, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, runs for US president.