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Kalifa Tillisi
1930May, 9

Kalifa Tillisi

Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan historian and linguist (d. 2010)
Khalifa Mohammed Tillisi (Arabic: خليفة محمد التليسي ;9 May 1930 – 13 January 2010) was a well-known Libyan historian, translator, and linguist.

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  • 6Apr

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  • 7Jul

    Hoover Dam

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  • 6Sep

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