1. George Sabra is a Syrian politician and member of the Syrian Democratic People's Party.
12 Facts About George Sabra
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George Sabra resigned from the National Coalition on 25 April 2018.
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George Sabra graduated with a geography degree from Damascus University in 1971 and a degree in educational technology systems from Indiana University in 1978.
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George Sabra since became a geography teacher, as well as a screenwriter.
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George Sabra is one of the writers for the Arabic version, Iftah Ya Simsim, of the children's show Sesame Street.
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George Sabra has been politically active in the Syrian opposition movement since the 1970s.
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George Sabra joined the Syrian Communist Party in 1970 and was elected to its Central Committee in 1985.
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George Sabra was arrested in 1987 during one of many government crackdowns on the party and imprisoned for eight years.
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George Sabra was one of 250 people who signed the Damascus Declaration in 2005, which called for peaceful reform in Syria.
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George Sabra was arrested again on 20 July 2011 and was released two months later, having been held incommunicado.
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George Sabra left Syria in January 2012 to join the Paris-based Syrian National Council.
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George Sabra said that the SNC is "no longer devoted to the principles of the revolution and the goals of the [Syrian] people".