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| Anti-apartheid icon Suzman dies | Anti-apartheid icon Suzman dies |
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| Helen Suzman, a celebrated South African MP and anti-apartheid campaigner, has died at the age of 91. | Helen Suzman, a celebrated South African MP and anti-apartheid campaigner, has died at the age of 91. |
| Ms Suzman, a member of parliament first for the United Party and later the liberal Progressive Party, was an outspoken critic of apartheid. | Ms Suzman, a member of parliament first for the United Party and later the liberal Progressive Party, was an outspoken critic of apartheid. |
| For 13 years, Suzman, the daughter of Lithuanian Jews, was the only MP to openly condemn South Africa's whites-only apartheid regime. | For 13 years, Suzman, the daughter of Lithuanian Jews, was the only MP to openly condemn South Africa's whites-only apartheid regime. |
| She was made an honorary dame by the Queen in 1989. | She was made an honorary dame by the Queen in 1989. |
| She was also twice-nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. | She was also twice-nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| Mandela supporter | Mandela supporter |
| The former MP, who had been in a frail condition recently, died at her home in Johannesburg early on Thursday. | The former MP, who had been in a frail condition recently, died at her home in Johannesburg early on Thursday. |
| Ms Suzman, who first entered the South African parliament in 1953, was a thorn in the side of the apartheid regime, BBC correspondent Peter Biles said from Johannesburg. | Ms Suzman, who first entered the South African parliament in 1953, was a thorn in the side of the apartheid regime, BBC correspondent Peter Biles said from Johannesburg. |
| She was a frequent visitor of jailed African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela when he was held on Robben Island prison for 18 years. | She was a frequent visitor of jailed African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela when he was held on Robben Island prison for 18 years. |
| Despite her condition, Ms Suzman, who stepped down from parliament in 1989, continued to speak out against what she saw as the failings of South Africa's post-apartheid ANC administration. | Despite her condition, Ms Suzman, who stepped down from parliament in 1989, continued to speak out against what she saw as the failings of South Africa's post-apartheid ANC administration. |