Dory Chamoun

Dory Chamoun is a Lebanese politician who leads the National Liberal Party, and is also a prominent member of the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, a coalition of politicians, academics, and businessmen who oppose the pro-Syrian government of President Emile Lahoud. Image File history File links Dorychamoun. ... The National Liberal Party (Hizb al-Watanyin al-Ahrar) is a political party in Lebanon, established by President Camille Chamoun in 1958. ... The Qornet Shehwan Gathering is a Lebanese political organization, comprising politicians, intellectuals, and businessmen, mostly Christian and ranging in ideology from the centre-right to the center-left. ... This page lists presidents of Lebanon. ... Émile Lahoud General Émile Geamil Lahoud (Arabic: اميل لحود) (born January 12, 1936) is the current President of Lebanon. ...

Dory Chamoun is the elder son of the late Camille Chamoun (1900-1987), who was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. An engineer by training, he showed much less interest in politics than his younger brother, Dany Chamoun. After Dany was assassinated in 1990, however, he agreed to take over the leadership of the National Liberal Party, which his father had founded in 1958 and which Dany was leading at the time of his death. He has since travelled extensively, visiting Lebanese communities in France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, to encourage them to oppose the Syrian military occupation of Lebanon. He is known to be wary of foreign support; he has stated publicly that he does not trust Israel, which he accuses of "abandoning" Lebanese Christians at a time when they depended on Israeli aid, and has frequently expressed doubts about the sincerity of American and French demands for a withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon. He has expressed deep disappointment that countries to which the Lebanese opposition has looked for support have not, in his opinion, lived up to their expectations. Camille Chamoun Camille Chamoun (April 3, 1900 - August 7, 1987) was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958, and served his country in numerous other capacities throughout his adult life. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Dany Chamoun (in white robes) with General Michel Aoun, on the balcony of the presidential palace in Baabda Dany Chamoun (1934 - 1990) was a prominent Lebanese politician. ... This article is about the year. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The President of Syria is commander in chief of the Syrian armed forces, comprising some 400,000 troops upon mobilization. ...

Chamoun led the National Liberal Party in its boycott of the last three parliamentary elections (1992, 1996, and 2000), which he claimed were gerrymandered and rigged to produce a pro-Syrian majority. Since the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on 14 February 2005, he has been a prominent participant in the Cedar Revolution protests that have swept Beirut, calling for the total withdrawal of all Syrian troops from Lebanese territory, the resignation of the pro-Syrian government, and the holding of free and fair parliamentary and presidential elections. The National Assembly of Lebanon is the Lebanese national legislature. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Redrawing electoral districts in this example creates a guaranteed 3-to-1 advantage for Party 1. ... This page lists prime ministers of Lebanon. ... Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri — Arabic: رفيق الحريری (short name) or رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري (long name) — (November 1, 1944 – February 14, 2005), was a Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon, and was twice Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cedar Revolution has become the Western medias most commonly used name for the chain of demonstrations and popular civic action in Lebanon (mainly Beirut) triggered by the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on February 14, 2005. ... Beirut (Arabic: , transliterated Bayrūt - the French name, Beyrouth, was also commonly used in English in the past) is the capital, largest city and chief seaport of Lebanon. ...

Chamoun's political boycott does not extend to municipal politics. He himself serves as Mayor of the Deir el-Qamar municipality. A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...

Dory Chamoun has faced a number of personal tragedies in life, including the assassination not only of his brother Dany, but also of his youngest son. He has another son, Camille, who is also politically active and was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in the general election held in May and June of 2005. The National Assembly of Lebanon is the Lebanese national legislature. ... The 2005 Lebanese General Elections were the first elections in thirty years without a Syrian military or intelligence presence in Lebanon. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the 27th of January, 2006 Dory Chamoun announced his candidacy for the vacated Maronite seat in Lebanon's Baabda-Aley by-election alongside reporter May Chidiac who is also running for the same post. May Chidiac is a Christian Lebanese journalist. ...