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Former Congressman Howard Wolpe, Apartheid Critic, Dies at 71

HeadlineOct 27, 2011

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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