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An ex-U.S. ambassador is accused of working as a secret agent for Cuba. Remembering Nelson Mandela's legacy, 10 years after his death.
U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, talks to the press, 11 July 2001.

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