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George Hawi
George Hawi جورج حاوي | |
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| Born | 5 November 1938 |
| Died | 21 June 2005 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | General Secretary (1979–1993) |
| Predecessor | Nicolas Shawi |
| Successor | Farouk Dahrouj |
| Political party | Lebanese Communist Party Democratic Left Movement[citation needed] |
George Hawi (Arabic: جورج حاوي; born 5 November 1938 – 21 June 2005) was a Lebanese politician and former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP). An outspoken critic of Syrian interference in Lebanese affairs, he was killed in 2005 by a bomb placed under the passenger seat of his car. Lebanese people accused the Syrian government of assassinating him. He was the stepfather of the Lebanese Armenian politician Rafi Madayan, who also has a stepson, Charbel Khalifeh Hachem.[1]
- ^ Short, Ramsay (22 June 2006). "Fierce critic of Syria killed in Beirut blast". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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