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World Service,01 Jan 2013,9 mins

Donald Woods flees South Africa

Witness History

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It is 35 years since the South African newspaper editor was forced into exile. He had shown that the police had killed anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. After he published the story, he and his wife and children had to leave South Africa in fear for their lives. It would be more than 10 years before he could return home. Photo: Donald Woods and Nelson Mandela. BBC

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