James George Abourezk (February 24, 1931 – February 24, 2023) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a United States senator and United States representative from South Dakota. He did not seek re-election to the US Senate in 1978. He was the first Greek Orthodox Christian of Lebanese-Antiochite descent to serve in the US Senate. He was generally viewed as critical of US foreign policy in the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) area, particularly regarding Palestine and Israel.
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24 February 1931 Wood, South Dakota
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24 February 2023 (aged 92)
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