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This contest between the secular and religious visions of government is really the main choice to be made. It won't be decided in one election, but it is a basic choice between an open and progressive Iraq and one that is backward and continues to fall behind.

Adnan Pachachi

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Adnan Pachachi
Age: 96 †
Born: 1923
Born: May 14
Died: 2019
Died: November 17
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Iraq
Politician
Bagdad
Adnan Muzahim Ameen al-Pachachi
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