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I have been urging the leaders to listen to the aspirations and challenges of their own people, and engage in dialogue and take very bold measures. Normally, to their regret, these measures and bold reforms come too late, too little.

Ban Ki-moon

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Ban Ki-moon
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: June 13
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