Bechara El Khoury

Bechara El Khoury (1890-1 January 1964) was the first post-independence President of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11-22 November) in 1943. He had previously served two brief terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928 and from 9 May to 11 October 1929. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page lists presidents of Lebanon. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... (Redirected from 11 November) November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... This page lists prime ministers of Lebanon. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

A lawyer by training, Khoury founded the Ad-Dustour Party and served as a Cabinet minister prior to his election as President on 21 September 1943. He was a strong nationalist who opposed the French Mandate, and on 11 November 1943, he was arrested by Free French troops and imprisoned in the Rashaya Tower for eleven days, along with Riad El-Solh (the Prime Minister), Pierre Gemayel, Camille Chamoun, and numerous other personalities who were to dominate politics in the generation following independence. Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The French Mandate of Lebanon was a League of Nations Mandate created at the end of World War I. When the Ottoman Empire was split by the Treaty of Versailles, four mandate territories were created, with the rest of the territory, aside from Turkey, being placed under monarchies. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) were French fighters who decided to go on fighting against Germany after the Fall of France and German occupation and to fight against Vichy France in World War II. General Charles de Gaulle was a member of the French Cabinet in... This page lists prime ministers of Lebanon. ... Pierre Gemayel (last name also spelt Jumail or Jumayyil) was a Lebanese political leader. ... Camille Chamoun was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958, and served his country in numerous other capacities throughout his adult life. ...

Massive demonstrations forced the Free French forces to release the prisoners, including Khoury, on 22 November 1943, a date now celebrated as Lebanon's national independence day. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Khoury is remembered for his part in drawing up the National Pact, an agreement between Lebanon's Christian and Muslim leaders which forms the basis of the country's constitutional structure today, although it was not codified in the Constitution until the Taif Agreement of 1989. In the Pact, Christians accepted Lebanon's affiliation with the Arab League and agreed not to seek French protection, which Muslims agreed to accept the Lebanese state in its present boundaries and promised not to seek unification with neighbouring Syria. The Pact also distributed seats in the National Assembly in a ratio of six Christians to five Muslims, based on the 1932 census (this has since been modified to represent followers of the two religions equally). Most significantly, the three main constitutional offices (President, Prime Minister, and National Assembly Speaker) were assigned to a Maronite Christian, Sunni Muslim, and Shi'a Muslim, Lebanon's three largest confessions, respectively. The National Pact is an unwritten agreement that laid the foundation of Lebanon and has shaped the country to this day. ... The Taif Agreement was negotiated in Taif, Saudi Arabia by members of Lebanons parliament, presided by Speaker of the House President Hussein El-Husseini. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states. ... The National Assembly of Lebanon is the Lebanese national legislature. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Maronites (Marunoye ܐܶܝܢܘܪܡ in Syriac, Mawarinah in Arabic) are members of one of the Eastern Rites of the Catholic church. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Shia Islam (Arabic: follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 10-15% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ...

Khoury's years in office were marked by great economic growth, but the 1948 Israeli War of Independence (in which Lebanon fought on the Arab side) strained the Lebanese economy with its financial cost and with the influx of some 100,000 Palestinian refugees. These factors, along with suspicions of corruption in Khoury's administration, provoked massive demonstrations which forced him to resign on 18 September 1952. He was succeeded by Camille Chamoun, although technically Fuad Chehab succeeded him temporarily as acting president. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, called the War of Independence by Israelis and al Nakba the catastrophe by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Camille Chamoun was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958, and served his country in numerous other capacities throughout his adult life. ... Fuad Chehab elvenscout742 is none other than ian suttle! Fuad Chehab (name also spelt Fouad Shihab; 1902 - April 25, 1973) was President of Lebanon from 1958 to 1964. ...

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