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We would continue to handle our relations with the rest of the Continent with that kind of sensitivity.

Thabo Mbeki

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Thabo Mbeki
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 18
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South African Politician
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
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