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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
Benazir Bhutto
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Benazir Bhutto
Age: 54 †
Born: 1953
Born: June 21
Died: 2007
Died: December 27
Former Prime Minister Of Pakistan
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Heart of Pakistan
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Daughter of the East
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