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Life had already given him sufficient reasons for knowing that no defeat was the final one.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Age: 87 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 6
Died: 2014
Died: April 17
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Gabriel José García Márquez
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Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez
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