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Page last updated at 05:24 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 06:24 UK

'Face of 1984 famine' returns to clinic

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In 1984, one little girl, Birhan Woldu, became the face of the the Ethiopian famine when a news crew found her apparently dying.

But she survived, and in 2005 she made an appearance on stage at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park.

To mark 25 years since the famine, Birhan returned to the St Vincent De Paul Clinic where nurses saved her life.

READ MORE: Lasting legacy of Ethiopia's famine

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