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Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)
Mother of Pakistan
The exiled daughter of a deposed ruler, she could have been a fairytale bridge between worlds - but fairy tales are not real. Benazir, whose name means "without flaw," was anything but.

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