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We have seen in the past where leaders have not been open-minded or have not been flexible. That's why the people came out to the streets and shouted and chanted for more reforms and more freedoms.
Ban Ki-moon
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Ban Ki-moon
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: June 13
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