Word: benazir
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...principal speech at this year's Commencement Exercises, Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir P. Bhutto '73 called for the formation of an association of democratic nations to protect human rights and free elections worldwide...
George Bush gave Pakistan's Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto a sweet-smelling gift at the end of her first official trip to Washington last week: an American beauty rosebush. Accepting the memento, Bhutto told the President that the roses would serve as a reminder of her "supportive visit" to Washington. She might have added that, while the atmosphere surrounding her meetings with U.S. officials was cordial, both sides went to considerable effort to avoid the thornier aspects of their relationship...
John Kenneth Galbraith, former ambassador to India and friend of the family says, "Her father regarded Benazir as his natural successor all along. She was a very sophisticated and intelligent undergraduate, and she has always shown great political skill...
...Benazir P. Bhutto '73--known as "Pinky" to her Radcliffe friends--triumphs in Pakistan's national elections, and is elected prime minister. Bhutto is Radcliffe's first chief of state. She will later be named this year's Commencement speaker...
...Universities can--and do--boast of having heads of state, such as Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir P. Bhutto '73, as graduates. By inviting Bhutto to be this year's Commencement speaker, Harvard has shown that academic excellence is not its sole concern. National and international prominence, it seems, is equally important...