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Bethany Kehdy – Miss World Lebanon 2001; Nadine Wilson Njeim – Miss Lebanon 2007; Nadine Nassib Njeim – Miss Lebanon 2004; Gabrielle Bou Rached – Miss Lebanon 2005; Daniella Rahme – Miss International Lebanon 2010; Maya Reaidy – Miss Lebanon 2018; Georgina Rizk – Miss Lebanon 1970/Miss Universe 1971; Pamela Saadé – Miss Earth ...
The history of Lebanon covers the history of the modern Republic of Lebanon and the earlier ... At least 62 people died in the resulting clashes between pro ...
Abraham Ecchellensis, theologian famous for his translations of biblical texts into Arabic and Syriac. Theodore Khoury, prominent Catholic theologian. Marina, Lebanese female monk and "desert father", Catholic saint. John Maron, first Maronite Patriarch in history, Catholic saint.
Most Lebanese people communicate in the Lebanese variety of Levantine Arabic, but Lebanon's official language is Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). French is recognized and used next to MSA on road signs and Lebanese banknotes. Lebanon's native sign language is the Lebanese dialect of Levantine Arabic Sign Language.
The culture of Lebanon and the Lebanese people emerged from Phoenicia and through various civilizations over thousands of years. It was home to the Phoenicians and was subsequently conquered and occupied by the Assyrians , the Greeks , the Romans , the Persians , the Arabs , the Crusaders , the Ottomans and the French .
Hezbollah is founded in Lebanon in opposition to the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon. [4] 1988 Outgoing President Amine Gemayel appoints an unelected military government under Christian Commander-in-Chief Michel Aoun. 1990: Michel Aoun flees the country as Syrian troops enter Lebanon. End of the Lebanese civil war. [5] 1992
David Yazbek – musician and composer famous for the Broadway musical The Full Monty; Diane Rehm – host and executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio; Edy Ganem – actress (parents are of Lebanese descent) Elie Samaha – film producer; Emeraude Toubia – actress (father is Lebanese)
Pashko Vasa (born 1825–1892), also known as Vaso Pasha, Wasa Pasha or Vaso Pashë Shkodrani – writer, poet and publicist of the Albanian National Awakening, and Governor of Lebanon from 1882 until his death; Marenglen Verli (born 1951) Eqrem Vlora (1885–1964) Mihal Zallari (1896–1976) Tajar Zavalani (1903–1966)