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Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country.

Helen Suzman

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Helen Suzman
Age: 91 †
Born: 1917
Born: November 7
Died: 2009
Died: January 1
Activist
Former Member Of The Parliament Of South Africa
Politician
Helen Gavronsky Suzman
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