Timeline of Alexei Navalny's four years of hell in Russian prison

, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir who for years defiantly crusaded against state corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison on Friday, according to 's prison agency.

The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny, 47, felt unwell after a walk and 'almost immediately lost consciousness'. Paramedics reportedly came to try to rehabilitate him without success.

There was no immediate confirmation of Navalny's death from his team, his lawyer Leonid Solovyov telling Russian media he would not be commenting yet.

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