Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998, 2000–2004)
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Lebanon's wealthiest and most powerful politician, assassinated by truck bomb in central Beirut in 2005. The explosion triggered mass protests that forced Syrian troops out of Lebanon and reshaped the country's political order.
Hariri rose from businessman to become Lebanon's first prime minister after the civil war, serving from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004 across five cabinets. He was credited with helping construct the Taif Agreement that ended fifteen years of war, then led the reconstruction of Beirut's shattered capital. His second term saw Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon in 2000, ending an eighteen-year occupation, while his government maintained close ties with Syria. On 14 February 2005, a suicide truck bomb killed him in Beirut. Four Hezbollah members were later indicted; the Special Tribu…
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He (Yasser Arafat) was telling me about the situation he is living in. He said that all the buildings around his residence have been destroyed and they are -- they are on fire.
Yeah. Everybody has the right to defend himself, but by attacking headquarter of President Arafat, this will lead to -- to the security of Israel? I doubt that.
It's not a problem to put it up, It's a problem to take it down.
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