Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabaniis an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Karim Qasim was of partial Kurdish heritage. He is known as "Mam Jalal" meaning "uncle Jalal" among Kurdish people...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1933
CountryIraq
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We reached agreement today for parliament to open on March 16.
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We honor the sacrifices the United States has made.
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Our Sunni Arabs brothers made a big mistake when they boycotted the elections. But they are an important group and we cannot ignore them and therefore they must take part in the democratic process.
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It is a historic day. We have closed a sad chapter in the history of the Kurdish people.
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I think the majority (of all Iraqis) will vote yes,
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I think the Iraqi minister of human rights wanted to show them which kind of democracy now we have,
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I think the Iraqi Liberation Act, is useful, very important, it's for the first time assuring Iraqi people that America wants to end dictatorship and replace it with a democratic system.
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I think the future of Iraq will be democratic, pluralistic and federal. After the toppling of the regime there will be a democratic system that will be fair for all its citizens.
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I think that there is no justification or excuse for the Sunnis to boycott,
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I think that the majority of Iraqi people, including some Arab Sunnis, will vote for 'yes' in the referendum.
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I think we will be able to be the model of democracy and prosperity in the Middle East,
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I think, we will be able at the end of this month to replace many units from the allied forces, but we must have a common agreement between your government and our government for the timetable of the removal forces.
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I think a sentence will be passed on Saddam Hussein before my term ends,
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I thank Turkish officials for their decision not to send troops to Iraq. Turkey is a friendly country, and I want a new page to be opened between us.