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What political office did Mikati hold during the withdrawal of Syrian troops in 2005?

  • Minister of Interior

  • Minister of Public Health

  • Prime Minister

  • President

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In 2005, Fouad Mikati served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon. He was appointed by the Lebanese President Émile Lahoud to succeed Rafik Hariri, who had been assassinated on February 14 of that year. Mikati's tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, which had been stationed there since the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990.
Najib Mikati: The Lebanese Prime Minister Extraordinaire

Najib Mikati: The Lebanese Prime Minister Extraordinaire

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