Basim Bello

Basim Bello is the longest serving mayor of Tel Keppe District, Iraq.^[1] An adherent of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Bello was a member of the Assyrian Democratic Movement,^[2] until he split from the party in 2014.

In August 2017, he was deposed as mayor but was reinstated in August 2018.^[3]

Facing demographic changes in his district, Bello advocated for religious minorities by saying in December 2019, “Our territories used to have a Christian trace, but that is not the case anymore” and “If the constitution is amended, our rights and protection must be included.”^[4]

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^ http://savannahnow.com/share/blog-post/pamela-e-walck/2010-04-01/spartan-brigade-helps-renovate-iraqi-schools-spread-smiles
^ http://www.zindamagazine.com/html/archives/2008/05.23.08/index_mon.php
^ Institute, Assyrian Policy (2018-08-09). "Mayor of Tel Keppe Reinstated After Unlawful Dismissal by KDP". Assyrian Policy. Retrieved 2021-09-07. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ "Christians in Nineveh concerned of demographic change". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

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[1] ttp://savannahnow.com/share/blog-post/pamela-e-walck/2010-04-01/spartan-brigade-helps-renovate-iraqi-schools-spread-smiles

[2] ttp://www.zindamagazine.com/html/archives/2008/05.23.08/index_mon.php

[3] Institute, Assyrian Policy (2018-08-09). "Mayor of Tel Keppe Reinstated After Unlawful Dismissal by KDP". Assyrian Policy. Retrieved 2021-09-07. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[4] "Christians in Nineveh concerned of demographic change". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

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