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Mahmoud Darwish
March 13, 1941 – August 9, 2008
Palestinian author and poet (1941–2008)
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Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian author and poet. He wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, which formally established the State of Palestine in November 1988, and is widely regarded as the country's national poet. His poetry and other literature, for which he won numerous awards internationally, was published in Arabic, while he also spoke English, French, and Hebrew.
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- Birthday · March 13
- Anniversary · August 9
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