Rafik Hariri, 60, prime minister who resurrected Beirut

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: February 16, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Susan Sachs
International Herald Tribune
02-16-2005
Rafik Hariri, a billionaire contractor who plunged into the maelstrom of Lebanese politics to rebuild his war-ravaged country and twice served as prime minister, died in a huge car bomb explosion in Beirut. He was 60. Hariri, who had always surrounded himself with bodyguards and lived in a heavily fortified compound, was killed Monday when the bomb hit his motorcade in the city center that he helped restore. He had served as prime minister a total of 10 years, stepping down last autumn over Syrian interference in Lebanon. Born poor in 1944 ...

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