Rashid Karami Lebanese Prime Minister 1955 Political Election Original Poster

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Rare original election poster of the Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karami from 1955.

Rashid Karami (December 1921 – 1 June 1987) was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), and served as prime minister eight times (1955 till 1987), according to the Guinness Book of World Records this would make him the most elected democratic prime minister in history. He was assassinated in 1987.