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President of Iraq

Jalal Talabani was a prominent Kurdish politician who served as the President of Iraq. Born on November 12, 1933, he was a key figure in the Kurdish movement and the political transformation of Iraq. Talabani's presidency was characterized by his efforts to advance Kurdish rights and national reconciliation.

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“The brutal regime of the dictator fell, the regime that ruled Iraq for decades, the decades of darkness. The decades that were of tyranny.”

Darkness Iraq Decades Tyranny Regimes Brutal Dictator

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“It was an agreement between Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran and not between Iraq and Iran.”

President Iraq Former Agreement Iran Saddam Hussein

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“We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving any democratic purpose in Turkey or in Iraq. This will not benefit the relations between the two countries.”

Two Country Action Purpose Benefits Relation Democratic Iraq Serving Turkeys Extremist Two Countries

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“I always tell the Kurds who defend independence: Let's say we declared the independent Kurdish state and Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey imposed sanctions on us, without waging a war. How would we survive under those circumstances?”

War States Circumstances Independent Independence Iraq Iran Syria Turkeys Sanctions Kurds Kurdish

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“Human rights and individual liberties, including religious freedom, will be at the heart of the new Iraq.”

Humans Heart Individual Religious Liberty Rights Including Human Rights Iraq Religious Freedom Individual Liberty

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“I must tell you that I am committed, as the president of Iraq, to benchmarks and to do our best to achieve some progress forward for national reconciliation.”

President Progress Achieve Iraq Committed Reconciliation

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“Under extremely difficult circumstances (Iraq) pursues the inherently complicated task of rebuilding the country. Yet Iraq continues, courageously, to reach for the promise of a democratic, federal and pluralistic state, where generations of oppressed Iraqis will regain their dignity, freedom and the right to join the civilized and progressive nations of the world.”

“We are trying to persuade all the Iraqi opposition to come breathe freedom in Iraq and use liberated Kurdistan as a base for our common struggle.”

Trying Use Common Struggle Iraq Breathe Opposition Liberated Common Struggle

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“We need to make a distinction between misled Iraqis, those who believe that they are carrying weapons to liberate Iraq from what they call occupation, and criminal gangs that came from outside and wants to wage a deadly war on the Iraqi people, killing women and children in mosques and churches.”

People Want Needs Believe Children War Lying Church Weapons Killing Iraq Criminals Distinction Deceit Occupation Gang Mosques Misled

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“As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.”

Country Past President Differences Diversity Strive Iraq Denied

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“Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.”

Different Force Iraq Soil

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“I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East.”

Believe I Believe Change Middle Transformation Democratic Iraq East Middle East

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“Iraq is not going to starve to death because of the absence of assistance from Arab countries.”

Country Iraq Absence Assistance

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“Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples.”

States Building Fairs Iraq Compromise

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Born: November 12, 1933
Known for: President of Iraq
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