U.S. Poet, Author Maya Angelou Dies

Maya Angelou, a prize-winning American literary figure with strong African ties, has died. Angelou had written a poem on behalf of the American people to the South African nation after the death of the country's former president Nelson Mandela in December 2013.

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American author and poet Maya Angelou.

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