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I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household.
Mohamed ElBaradei
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
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Human Rights Activist
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
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