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Picture from October 1983 of former dissident East German writer Manfred Bieler, who fled to the West after the Soviet invasion of Prague in 1968. Bieler has died aged 67, his publisher said Tuesday, 07 May 2002. Bieler died on April 23 after a long illness but news of his death was only released after his burial, which his family wanted to be a quiet affair. (KEYSTONE/EPA PHOTO/DPA/Str)