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Pierre Amine Gemayel (Arabic: بيار أمين الجميل; commonly known as Pierre Gemayel Jr., Pierre Amine or simply Pierre Gemayel; September 24, 1972 – November 21, 2006) was a Lebanese politician in the Kataeb Party, better known as the Phalanges. Lebanon's second-youngest MP, he was a rising star in his party.[1] He was a vocal critic of Syria's military presence in and political domination of Lebanon, and an active member of the anti-Syrian and pro-Western parliamentary majority, the March 14 Forces. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ...
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Gemayel (IPA: ) is the name of a prominent Maronite family based in Bikfaya, Lebanon, several of whose members have played leading roles in politics for many generations. ...
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Lebanon has a unique form of parliamentary democracy in which the highest offices are reserved for certain ethnic groups. ...
The Kataeb Party, better known in English-speaking countries as the Phalange, is a Lebanese political party that was first established as a Maronite nationalist youth movement in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel. ...
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He was serving as Minister of Industry when he was assassinated on November 21, 2006. He was the third member of his family to be assassinated in 25 years. His uncle Bachir Gemayel was assassinated in 1982, also at age 34, and Bachir's 1-year-old daughter was killed in a car bomb attack in 1981, initially supposed to target him. This is an incomplete list of persons that were assassinated for political and other reasons, and who have individual entries. ...
Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel, first name also spelt Bashir (Arabic: بشير الجميل), (November 10, 1947 – September 14, 1982) was a Lebanese military commander, politician and president elect. ...
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Gemayel was the sixth prominent anti-Syrian figure to be killed in Lebanon in the past two years.[2]
Political family
His family has long been involved in Lebanese politics. Gemayel, a Maronite Christian,[3] was the son of former President Amine Gemayel who signed the May 17 Accords with Israel, and a grandson of Pierre Gemayel (after whom he was named), who founded the Kataeb Party, one of the major players on Lebanon's political scene. Gemayel (IPA: ) is the name of a prominent Maronite family based in Bikfaya, Lebanon, several of whose members have played leading roles in politics for many generations. ...
Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢܝܶܐ in Syriac, Mawarinah in Arabic) are members of one of the Eastern Rites of the Catholic church. ...
This page lists presidents of Lebanon. ...
Amine Gemayel Amine Gemayel (Arabic: أمين الجميل) (born 1942) was President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. ...
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The Kataeb Party, better known in English-speaking countries as the Phalange, is a Lebanese political party that was first established as a Maronite nationalist youth movement in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel. ...
He was also a nephew of former president-elect Bachir Gemayel, who was assassinated in Beirut in 1982. Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel, first name also spelt Bashir (Arabic: بشير الجميل), (November 10, 1947 – September 14, 1982) was a Lebanese military commander, politician and president elect. ...
Law studies and career Gemayel was educated in law in Beirut and Paris, and began his legal career at a firm in Beirut. A short while later he took over the legal practice of his father.[4] For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ...
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Political career He started his political life in the year 2000, when he was elected to Parliament in el-Metn as an independent. An active member of the Kataeb movement (an offshoot of the Kataeb Party), he rejoined his father in the Qornet Shehwan Gathering. He was re-elected in 2005.[5] This article is about the year 2000. ...
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Metn is a district (qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the east of the Lebanons capital Beirut. ...
The Kataeb Party, better known in English-speaking countries as the Phalange, is a Lebanese political party that was first established as a Maronite nationalist youth movement in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel. ...
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. ...
He was well known for his opposition to Syrian occupation and influence in Lebanon. He was against the mandate ruling of President Emile Lahoud, and took part in the Cedar Revolution after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Émile Lahoud General Émile Geamil Lahoud (Arabic: اميل Ù„Øود) (born January 12, 1936) is the current President of Lebanon. ...
Cedar Revolution has become the 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. ...
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In July 2005, he was named Minister of Industry in Fouad Siniora's government. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Assassination On November 21, 2006, the day before Lebanon's Independence Day, gunmen opened fired on Gemayel after ramming his car in the Jdeideh suburb of Beirut. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead.[3] His bodyguard was also killed.[6] The method by which Gemayel was assassinated is much more brazen than that used in the past - gunmen killing in broad daylight, rather than anonymous car bombs detonated remotely. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Gemayel's killers issued a communique in which they referred to themselves the "Fighters for the Unity and Liberty of Greater Syria." They said that they killed Gemayel because he was "one of those who unceasingly spouted their venom against Syria and against [Hizbullah], shamelessly and without any trepidation."[7] The Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham is a terrorist group who in December 2005 claimed to be responsible for the assassination of Gebran Tueni and made threats against Detlev Mehlis. ...
A report by Arab language Kuwaiti daily Al Seyassah[8] alleged that an editor from the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency contacted a Lebanese pro-Syrian newspaper 55 minutes prior to the assassination to inquire about the murder. The story claims the SANA reporter called back 10 minutes later to apologize for the original call. Al Seyassah further states it did not name the Lebanese newspaper to protect its identity.
Lebanese law requires the dissolution of the government if one third of the 24-member Cabinet resign or become unavailable. It has been speculated that Gemayel’s assassination was an attempt by pro-Syrian groups to reach the required third, and so force the current Government from power. With the recent resignation of six Hezbollah MPs from the Cabinet, added to Gemayel’s death, the resignation or death of only two more ministers would topple the government.[9]
Others have, however, put forward many conspiracy theories regarding the murder[citation needed], such as a possible false flag operation. Many have questioned Syria's interest in targeting the Christian society as that could have the effect of destabilising a rival Christian party, namely Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement which, together with Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah's Shiite Hezbollah, forms the largest parliamentary pro-Syrian block. They had been planning to stage a huge protest on Thursday 23, November calling for the government's resignation. False flag operations are covert operations conducted by governments, corporations, or other organizations, which are designed to appear as if they are being carried out by other entities. ...
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Lebanese reaction Saad Hariri, the majority leader of the Lebanese Parliament and the head of the Current for the Future political movement, accused Syria of ordering the killing.[citation needed] The Syrian government denied any involvement, and condemned the killings.[citation needed] Saadeddine Rafik Hariri (Arabic: سعد الدين الØريري (short name) or سعد الدين رÙيق الØريري (long name)); (born April 1970) is the younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon. ...
The Current for the Future (Tayyar Al Mustaqbal) is a political movement in Lebanon, led by Saad Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon. ...
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt also blamed Syria for the assassination, and said he expected more such killings aimed at undermining the Lebanese parliament's ruling majority. "I bluntly accuse the Syrian regime," Jumblatt said.[10] Druze star The Druze or Druz (also known as Druse; Arabic: derzī or durzī درزي, pl. ...
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Samir Geagea, the leader of The Lebanese Forces, one of the major Christian parties, demanded President Emile Lahoud resign, and also accused Syria of ordering the killing. Samir Geagea (Arabic: سمير جعجع,also Samir Ja`ja`, born October 25, 1952) is leader of the ultra-right wing Lebanese Forces (LF) militia. ...
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Émile Lahoud General Émile Geamil Lahoud (Arabic: اميل Ù„Øود) (born January 12, 1936) is the current President of Lebanon. ...
Amin Gemayel, the Lebanese ex-president and Pierre's father, also accused Syria of killing his son.[11] Amine Gemayel (born 1942) was President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. ...
Michel Aoun, leader of The Free Patriotic Movement, strongly condemed the murder, and argued that it was aimed at generating chaos and uncertainty, primarily among the Christian society in Lebanon. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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Similar remarks and condemnation were issued by almost all of the major Lebanese political players.
World reaction In an emergency session, the U.N. Security Council condemned Gemayel's assassination.[12] This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...
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Pope Benedict XVI condemned the “unspeakable” assassination in a message read at Gemayel's funeral by a Jesuit priest.[2]
British Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the murder.[13]Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the United Kingdom, called the killing "contrary to the interests of all in the region" in a press conference aired on Al Jazeera English approximately an hour after Gemayel's death was confirmed. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Sedgefield in North East England. ...
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The White House also condemned the murder.[14] U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton said Gemayel's assassination brought new attention to the danger that Syria and Iran are attempting, through allies such as Hezbollah, to conduct a coup d'etat against the Lebanese government, and came the closest of any administration official to blaming Damascus. "One pattern we discern in these political assassinations of Lebanese leaders — journalists, members of parliament — they are all anti-Syrian. So I suppose one can draw conclusions from that," he said.[15] North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ...
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The murder was also condemned by Syria.[16]
Family Gemayel was married to Patricia Daif, a Lebanese Christian, at the time of his death, and had two sons, Amine and Iskander (Alexander).
References - ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2466378,00.html
- ^ Killing seen as bid by Damascus, Tehran to hit U.S. role in Mideast - Sharon Behn, The Washington times - November 22, 2006
- ^ a b "Lebanese Christian leader killed", BBC News, November 21, 2006.
- ^ Perthes, Volker. Arab Elites: Negotiating the Politics of Change. London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. ISBN 1588262669
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2466378,00.html
- ^ "Lebanon on knife-edge after assassination", Yahoo! News / AFP, November 22, 2006.
- ^ Jerusalem Post: "The Gemayel warning"
- ^ (November 22 2006) [1]. Al Seyassah.
- ^ London Times: Pierre Gemayel obituary
- ^ Ya Libnan: Jumblatt blames Syria for Gemayel's murder
- ^ Ya Libnan: "Gemayel murder leads to second 'Independence Intifada'"
- ^ Washington Post: "Assination increases tensions with Syria, Iran
- ^ (November 21 2006) Britain 'utterly' condemns Gemayel assassination. Yahoo! News.
- ^ Slackman, Michael. "Anti-Syrian Minister Is Assassinated in Lebanon",
The New York Times, November 21, 2006, pp. 2. Retrieved on November 21, 2006. - ^ Washington Post: "Assassination increases tensions with Syria, Iran
- ^ http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378450755&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
News coverage - Pierre Gemayel's father calls for calm, Al Jazeera English, November 21, 2006
- Obituary, BBC News, November 21, 2006
- Who killed Lebanon's Minister?, Ya Libnan, November 21, 2006
- Prime Minister Siniora remembers Gemayel, Ya Libnan, November 21, 2006
- Lebanon mourns its fallen minister, Ya Libnan, November 22, 2006
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