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April 7, 2005: Iraqi National Assembly Elects Jalal Talabani as President

2005-04-07

Jalal Talabani, founder of the Kurdish political party the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), is elected to the presidency by the Iraqi National Assembly and sworn into office. [Washington Post, 4/8/2005]