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I have absolutely no problem with the press criticising policies and the things that we do, the things that we say.
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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