Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani | |
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جەلال تاڵەبانی | |
President of the Governing Council of Iraq | |
In office 1 November 2003 – 30 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | Ayad Allawi |
Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim |
Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
In office 1 April 1975 – 3 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
Personal details | |
Born | Jalal Husamuddin Talabani[1] 1933 Kelkan, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | 3 October 2017 Berlin, Germany | (aged 83–84)
Resting place | Dabashan, Sulaymaniyah |
Political party | |
Spouse | |
Children | |
Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
Jalal Talabani (
Talabani was the founder and secretary-general of one of the main Kurdish political parties, the
Early life
Talabani was born in Kelkan village
Talabani received his elementary and intermediate school education in
Career
Rights for Kurds
After completing his studies at the Baghdad University, he entered the
In March 1962, he led a coordinated offensive that brought about the liberation of the district of Sharbazher from Iraqi government forces.[12] When not engaged in fighting in the early and mid-1960s, Talabani undertook numerous diplomatic missions, representing the Kurdish leadership at meetings in Europe and the Middle East.[11] In 1964, he and the Barzani family had a dispute over the direction of the KDP and Talabani left Iraq and settled in Iran.[13][9] In Iran he purchased weapons without the knowledge of the Barzanis, following which he was expelled from the KDP in summer 1964.[13]
After the March 1970 agreement between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish rebels, Talabani returned to Iraqi Kurdistan, and rejoined the KDP, even though he wouldn't hold an office at the time.
In 1976, he began organizing an armed campaign for Kurdish independence inside Iraqi Kurdistan.[16] From 1977 onwards, he established the PUK base within Iranian Kurdistan in Nawkhan and another one in Iraqi Kurdistan in Qandil.[17] During the 1980s, Talabani sided with Iran and led a Kurdish struggle from bases inside Iraq until the crackdown against Kurdish separatists from 1987 to 1988.[16] Following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990, he travelled to the United States, in order to offer his services and troops to the United States and raise support for the PUK. But his attempts did not bear the success he expected at the time.[18]
In 1991, he helped inspire a renewed effort for Kurdish independence.
Talabani pursued a negotiated settlement to the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War, as well as the larger issue of Kurdish rights in the current regional context.[19] He worked closely with other Kurdish politicians as well as the rest of the Iraqi opposition factions.[20] In close coordination with Masoud Barzani, Talabani and the Kurds played a key role as a partner of the U.S. led Coalition in the invasion of Iraq.[19]
Talabani was a member of the
Presidency
Talabani was elected
On 22 April 2006, Talabani began his second term as President of Iraq, becoming the first President elected under the country's new constitution.
He supported Barzani's extended presidency of the Kurdistan Region post-2013.[5]
Health and death
On 18 December 2012, Talabani suffered a stroke and was in intensive care in Baghdad, where his condition eventually stabilized after reports that he was in a coma.
Jalal Talabani died on 3 October 2017, at the age of 83 in
Personal life
Talabani was married to
References
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- ^ "You are being redirected..." www.nrttv.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ McDonald, Mark (3 October 2017). "Jalal Talabani, Kurdish Leader and Iraq's First Postwar President, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times.
- ^ "Iraq's president appoints Shiite as prime minister". chinadaily.com. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2005.
- ^ a b c d e "Jalal Talabani's mediating skills will be much missed". The Economist. 5 October 2017.
- ^ although they were not closely related with Jalal Talabani, cf. Martin van Bruinessen, 'The Qâdiriyya and the lineages of Qâdirî shaykhs among the Kurds', in: Thierry Zarcone, Ekrem Işın an Arthur Buehler (eds), The Qadiriyya Order, Journal of the History of Sufism (special issue) 1–2 (2000), pp. 131–149
- ^ a b c d e "Jalal Talabani, Kurdish Leader and Iraq's First Postwar President, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Veteran Iraqi Leader Jalal Talabani Dies". BBC News. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-61069-364-6.
- ISBN 978-1-78076-563-1.
- ^ a b c "Iraq's first non-Arab president, Jalal Talabani, has died". CNN. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "As Kurdish Leader And Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani Brought People Together". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-136-16298-5.
- ^ "Iraq's 1st post-Saddam president, Jalal Talabani, Dies at 83". CBS News. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Phillips, David (2015). The Kurdish Spring" A New Map of the Middle East. Routledge. pp. XIX.
- ^ a b c "Iraq's former President Jalal Talabani Dies at 83". Financial Times. 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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- ^ a b c "The Kurds: A Divided Future?". Joost Hiltermann. The New York Review of Books. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Iraq's unifying President, Jalal Talabani, Dies at 83". The Washington Post. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-415-36687-8.
- ^ "Kırmızı pasaportu geri verdi". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 24 December 2003. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-230-27134-0. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Iraqi President Jalal Talabani 'in coma after stroke'". BBC News. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ Adam Schreck and Qassim Abdul-Zahra (18 December 2012). "Jalal Talabani, Iraq President, Suffers Stroke". AP via Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Iraq President Talabani stable after stroke". Al Jazeera English. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Iraq's Jalal Talabani arrives in Germany for treatment". BBC News. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Iraq's President Talabani leaves for treatment in Germany after stroke". NBC News. Reuters. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ Anatolia News Agency (17 May 2013). "Iraq Presidential Office publishes pictures showing ailing Jalal Talabani recovering from stroke". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Alas, it may make little difference: The incumbent prime minister holds on like grim death, economist.com.
- ^ Zanko Ahmad (24 July 2014). Mourning The Magic Man — Ex-President Talabani Returns To Iraq Diminished.
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ignored (help) - ^ George, Susannah (3 October 2017). "Kurdish officials: Iraqi ex-President Jalal Talabani dies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Kurdish former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani dies aged 83". the Guardian. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Barzani announces 7 days mourning over passing away of Mam Jalal". 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Abadi Announces Three Days of Mourning in Iraq after Talabani's Demise". 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Jalal Talabani laid to rest in Sulaimaniyah funeral". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Thousands attend Talabani funeral in Iraq". BBC News. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Iraqi first lady survives bombing". BBC News. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ "Qubad Talabani". Kurdistan Regional Government. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Rudaw English
External links
- S. R. Valentine, Peshmerga: Those who face death, its history, development and fight against ISIS, Kindle Direct Publishing, 2018, Peshmerga 'Those Who Face Death': The Kurdish Army: its history, development and the fight against ISIS
- Kurdistan Regional Government Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Appearances on C-SPAN