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In September 1961, when the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] revolution for the rights of the [[Kurds]] in [[South Kurdistan|Iraq]] was declared against the [[Baghdad]] government of [[Abdul Karim Qassem]], Talabani took charge of the [[Kirkuk]] and [[Silemani]] battle fronts and organized and led separatist movements in [[Mawat]], |
In September 1961, when the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] revolution for the rights of the [[Kurds]] in [[South Kurdistan|Iraq]] was declared against the [[Baghdad]] government of [[Abdul Karim Qassem]], Talabani took charge of the [[Kirkuk]] and [[Silemani]] battle fronts and organized and led separatist movements in [[Mawat]], Rezan and the [[Karadagh]] regions. In March 1962, he led a coordinated offensive that brought about the liberation of the district of [[Sharbazher]] from [[Iraqi]] government forces. When not engaged in fighting in the early and mid 1960s, Talabani undertook numerous diplomatic missions, representing the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] leadership at meetings in [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]]. |
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The [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] separatist movement collapsed in March 1975 after [[Iran]] ended their support in exchange for a border agreement with [[Iraq]]. This agreement was the [[1975 Algiers Agreement]], where [[Iraq]] gave up claims to the [[Shatt al-Arab]] waterway and [[Khuzestan]], which later became the basis for the [[Iran-Iraq war]]. Believing it was time to give a new direction to the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] separatists and to the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] society, Talabani, with a group of [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] intellectuals and activists, founded the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] ([[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan|Yekiaiti Nishtimani Kurdistan]]). In 1976, he began organizing armed campaign for [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] independence inside [[Iraqi Kurdistan|Iraq]]. During the 1980s, Talabani sided with [[Iranian Kurdistan|Iran]] and led a [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] struggle from bases inside [[Iraqi Kurdistan|Iraq]] until the crackdown against [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] separatist from 1987 to 1988. |
The [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] separatist movement collapsed in March 1975 after [[Iran]] ended their support in exchange for a border agreement with [[Iraq]]. This agreement was the [[1975 Algiers Agreement]], where [[Iraq]] gave up claims to the [[Shatt al-Arab]] waterway and [[Khuzestan]], which later became the basis for the [[Iran-Iraq war]]. Believing it was time to give a new direction to the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] separatists and to the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] society, Talabani, with a group of [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] intellectuals and activists, founded the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] ([[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan|Yekiaiti Nishtimani Kurdistan]]). In 1976, he began organizing armed campaign for [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] independence inside [[Iraqi Kurdistan|Iraq]]. During the 1980s, Talabani sided with [[Iranian Kurdistan|Iran]] and led a [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] struggle from bases inside [[Iraqi Kurdistan|Iraq]] until the crackdown against [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] separatist from 1987 to 1988. |
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Revision as of 18:27, 22 March 2010
Jalal Talabani جەلال تاڵەبانی جلال طالباني | |
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| President of Iraq | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (Acting) |
| President of the Governing Council of Iraq | |
| In office 1 November 2003 – 30 November 2003 | |
| Leader | Paul Bremer |
| Preceded by | Ayad Allawi |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1933 Silemani, Iraq |
| Political party | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| Spouse | Hero Ibrahim Ahmed[1] |
Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: جەلال تاڵەبانی , Arabic: جلال طالباني Jalāl Tālabānī born November 12, 1933) is the current President of Iraq and a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq.[2] Talabani is the founder and secretary general of one of the main Kurdish political parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). He was a prominent member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council, which was established following the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime by the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Talabani has been an advocate for Kurdish rights and democracy in Iraq for more than 50 years.
Life
He was born in 1933 in South Kurdistan. He descends from the Talabani tribe that has produced many leading social figures. He is a Muslim Kurd
His youngest son, Qubad Talabani, is the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the United States.
Education
He received his elementary and intermediate school education in Koya (Koysanjak) and his high school education in Hewler and Kirkuk. He is fluent in Kurdish, Arabic , Persian, and English. Talabani has a record of lifelong activism and leadership in the Kurdish and Iraqi causes. In 1946, at the age of 13 he formed a secret Kurdish student association.
Rights for Kurds
In September 1961, when the Kurdish revolution for the rights of the Kurds in Iraq was declared against the Baghdad government of Abdul Karim Qassem, Talabani took charge of the Kirkuk and Silemani battle fronts and organized and led separatist movements in Mawat, Rezan and the Karadagh regions. In March 1962, he led a coordinated offensive that brought about the liberation of the district of Sharbazher from Iraqi government forces. 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.
The Kurdish separatist movement collapsed in March 1975 after Iran ended their support in exchange for a border agreement with Iraq. This agreement was the 1975 Algiers Agreement, where Iraq gave up claims to the Shatt al-Arab waterway and Khuzestan, which later became the basis for the Iran-Iraq war. Believing it was time to give a new direction to the Kurdish separatists and to the Kurdish society, Talabani, with a group of Kurdish intellectuals and activists, founded the Kurdish Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (Yekiaiti Nishtimani Kurdistan). In 1976, he began organizing armed campaign for Kurdish independence inside Iraq. During the 1980s, Talabani sided with Iran and led a Kurdish struggle from bases inside Iraq until the crackdown against Kurdish separatist from 1987 to 1988.
In 1991, he helped inspire a renewed effort for Kurdish independence. He negotiated a ceasefire with the Iraqi Ba'athist government that saved the lives of many Kurds and worked closely with the US, UK, France and other countries to set up the safe haven in Iraqi Kurdistan. In 1992 for a the Kurdistan Regional Government was founded.
Talabani has pursued a negotiated settlement to the internecine problems plaguing the Kurdish movement, as well as the larger issue of Kurdish rights in the current regional context. He worked closely with other Kurdish politicians, the rest of the Iraqi opposition factions. In close coordination with Massoud Barzani, Talabani and the Kurds played a key role as a partner of the US-Coalition in the invasion of Iraq.
Iraq War
Talabani was a member of the Iraqi Governing Council that negotiated the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL), Iraq's interim constitution. The TAL governed all politics in Iraq and the process of writing and adopting the final constitution.
Presidency
Talabani was elected as the President of Iraq on April 6, 2005 by the Iraqi National Assembly and sworn in the following day. On April 22, 2006, Talabani began his second term as President of Iraq, becoming the first President elected under the country's new Constitution. Currently, his office is part of the Presidency Council of Iraq. Nawshirwan Mustafa was Talabani's deputy until Mustafa resigned in 2006 and formed a media company called Wusha.
References
- ^ "Iraqi first lady survives bombing". BBC News. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Iraq's president appoints Shiite as prime minister". chinadaily.com. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 08-04-2005.
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