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Also Known As Marie Jana Korbel
Born May 15, 1937 • Prague • Czechoslovakia
Died March 23, 2022 (aged 84) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012)

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