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As the last Lebanese census was conducted in 1932, it is difficult to have precise population estimates. Lebanon has the highest proportion of Christians of any country in the Middle East, but exact size of this population has been disputed for many years. One estimate of the Christian share of Lebanon's population, as of 2012, was 40.5%. [19]
According to a 2022 analysis by the Pew Research Center, the demographic landscape of Lebanon reveals a Christian population estimated at 43.4%, with Muslims constituting the majority at 57.6%. This data underscores the religious diversity within Lebanon, reflecting a dynamic interplay of different faith communities within the country. [14]
(1891–1950) 4 April 1941 9 April 1941 5 days Independent: Arlabosse was a French politician who became acting president of Lebanon for 5 days in the interim period in transfer of presidency from Émile Eddé. 4 Alfred Georges Naccache ألفرد جورج النقاش (1887–1978) 9 April 1941 18 March 1943 1 year, 343 days Kataeb Party
Christians were half of Lebanon's population before the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), but in 2012 they are believed to form a large minority of 40.5% [119] of the country's population (according to the last official Lebanese Census of 1932, the Lebanese Christian population was 51% [120] of the country's population).
Prime Minister of Lebanon. Acting President of Lebanon. 1989: Elias Hrawi: Christian: Maronite: President of Lebanon: 1989–1998 Émile Lahoud: Christian: Maronite: President of Lebanon: 1998–2007 Fouad Siniora: Muslim: Sunni: Prime Minister of Lebanon. Acting President of Lebanon. 2005–2009. 2007–2008. Michel Suleiman: Christian ...
The presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022, with deeply divided factions unable ...
At Lebanon's border with Israel, residents of a Christian village are hoping war can be avoided even as they prepare for the possibility of worsening hostilities between the Lebanese Shi'ite group ...
He first emerged as a presidential candidate in 2023, when factions including both of Lebanon's main Christian parties - the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement - voted for him. He ...