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October 27, 2011

Former Congressman Howard Wolpe, Apartheid Critic, Dies at 71 
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Former Democratic Congressman Howard Wolpe of Michigan has died at the
age of 71. In 1986, he helped pass the federal anti-apartheid act
against South Africa. The bill was initially vetoed by then President
Ronald Reagan, but the veto was overridden by Congress.



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