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He was ushered into office in the brusque aftermath of a political assassination. He was a staunch Syrian ally, and at the same time, an unexpected force for change, fighting in vain for an end to political sectarianism and the adoption of civil marriage. On Friday, former President Elias Hrawi passed away at the age of 80 in a Beirut hospital.

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