After 27 years ... the end of the story of "Gates" and "Melinda"

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Bill Gates announced, Monday evening, her separation from his wife Melinda, after 27 years of their marriage.

And through a joint statement shared by the American billionaire founder of "Microsoft" Bill Gates through his official Twitter account, Bill and Melinda said, "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work about our relationship, we have made a decision to end our marriage. Over the past 27 years, we have raised three." Wonderful children and we built a foundation that works around the world to empower all people to lead a healthy and productive life, ”referring to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is the largest private foundation in the world worth more than $ 40 billion and was founded in 2000.

"We continue to share faith in this mission and will continue our work together in the foundation, but we no longer believe that we can grow together as a couple in this next stage of our lives. We ask for space and privacy for our family to begin this new life," the statement added.