"Aids is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. I don't believe it's a sensible thing to ask: 'Does a virus cause a syndrome?' It can't. A virus will cause a disease. The syndrome is a group of diseases as a result of immune deficiency. As a result of immune deficiency you suffer various diseases."
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Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is the second post-democracy President of South Africa. He was forced to resign from the post by his African National Congress party in 2008.
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