Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates announced their divorce on Monday after 27 years of marriage.
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“After much thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,”
the couple tweeted separately, who reside in Washington state.
The Gates, who have three children, announced that they would continue to
"work together within their foundation"
, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which fights against poverty and disease, but that they did not believe
"could any more evolve. together as a couple ”
.
