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The 1958 Lebanon crisis was a political crisis in Lebanon caused by political and religious tensions in the country that included an American military intervention, which lasted for around three months until President Camille Chamoun, who had requested the assistance, completed his term as president of Lebanon.
U.S. Marine sits in a foxhole outside Beirut during the 1958 Lebanon crisis. In July 1958, Lebanon was threatened by a civil war between Maronite Christians and Muslims. President Camille Chamoun had attempted to break the stranglehold on Lebanese politics exercised by traditional political families in Lebanon. These families maintained their ...
1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon; Hundred Days' War (part of the Lebanese Civil War) 1978 South Lebanon conflict (also known as Operation Litani, part of the Lebanese Civil War) Battle of Zahleh (part of the Lebanese Civil War) Mountain War (part of the Lebanese Civil War) War of the Camps (part of the Lebanese Civil War)
MAD World has acquired global rights to Sylvie Ballyot’s Lebanon Civil War documentary feature “Green Line,” which will be competing for the Golden Leopard in the main competition of the ...
The War of 1958 Veterans' association (Arabic: حرب 1958 جمعية المحاربين القدامى | Harb 1958 Jameiat al-Muharibin al-Qudama'a) – Also known as the Rebels of 58 (Arabic: متمردو 58 | Mutamaridu 58), this reserve unit comprised elderly Druze irregulars who had previously fought in the 1958 Civil War and were engaged ...
1920 – 1 September: Lebanon Republic (Greater Lebanon) proclaimed a state. 1921 – Beirut Traders Association founded. [6] 1924 – Al Joumhouria newspaper begins publication; 1925 National Conservatory of Music established. [5] Maghen Abraham Synagogue built. 1927 – American Junior College for Women opens in Ras Beirut. 1933
The Kataeb party was the most powerful of these militias at the time of the Lebanese Civil War. The party later went on to help found the right-wing Lebanese Forces militia in 1977 which played a large role in the Lebanese Civil War. [54] In September 1982, Bachir Gemayel was elected President of Lebanon by the National Assembly.
U.S. Army Cpl. Charles R. Patten is coming home after 70 years. The Korean War soldier's remains were identified in June by the Department of Defense.