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Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

Jalal Talabani

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Jalal Talabani
Age: 83 †
Born: 1933
Born: November 12
Died: 2017
Died: October 3
Jurist
Lawyer
Politician
President Of Iraq
Federal
Determination
Independence
Self
Mean
Confederacy
Autonomy

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