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6 days ago · Bachir Gemayel was president of Lebanon for 21 days, until he was assassinated almost exactly 40 years ago. He was, however, Lebanon’s most important president because for large groups of the Lebanese he was a dream and the embodiment of the promise of the modern state of Lebanon that was established a century ago in 1920.
Jul 4, 2024 · Bachir Gemayel was president of Lebanon for 21 days, until he was assassinated almost exactly 40 years ago. He was, however, Lebanon’s most important president because for large groups of the Lebanese he was a dream and the embodiment of the promise of the modern state of Lebanon that was established a century ago in 1920.
5 days ago · In the Lebanese government, Bachir Gemayel, the Lebanese militia leader of Kataeb, a Christian militant political entity, was elected president of Lebanon on August 23, 1982. On September 14, he was assassinated, and a reinvigorated wave of violence gripped the country. IDF troops in Lebanon, 1982.
2 days ago · Led by Bachir Gemayel, Kataeb launched a surprise attack on the Tigers in what became known as the Safra massacre, which claimed the lives of up to 83 people, effectively bringing an end to the Tigers as a militia.
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Jul 7, 2024 · The result was the PLO relocating out of Lebanon and the installation of a new regime under Bachir Gemayel.
Jun 27, 2024 · In August 1982, Kataeb’s leader Bashir Gemayel was elected president. In mid-September, however, 20 days after his election, Gemayel was assassinated in a bombing at the Phalangist Party headquarters in Ashrafieh district of Beirut.
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Jun 26, 2024 · The Phalange Party established an armed group, the Lebanese Forces, which later morphed into an autonomous political party. Pierre Gemayel’s son Bachir, also leader of the Lebanese Forces, was elected President of the Republic in 1982 but was assassinated before his inauguration.
