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You either have a civil society or you dont.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
Diplomat
Human Rights Activist
Jurist
Politician
Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
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