Lebanese+History+Dates+and+Vocabulary

This page contains important dates and vocabulary pertaining to the Lebanese Civil War. __ Important Dates: __ - Mandate is created ( French run of Lebanon and Syria). - Leabanon resulted from the decision after WWI to create mandates out of former Ottoman territory in the Levant area. - To help facilitate French economic and political control in the area, the French decide to cut the Druse population in half. - The French recognize Lebanon as a Christian state. - French do little to encourage national unity. - The constitution of Lebanon is created. - Affirms Lebabon to be a Arab nation. - Affirms religious identity to be the primary identity of the Lebanese people. - Religion first, national identity second. -Last official census that Lebanon has had. - Maronite Christian are happy about this, they choose to consitently ignore Muslims demands for greater political parity. - National Pact - Power-sharing formula. - It called for a Maronite president, a Sunni prime minister, a Shiite speaker of the parliament and a Greek Orthodox debuty speaker. - Parliament will always have six Christians for every five Muslims. - Creation of Israel. - War of Independence. - Six Day War - Israel launches a suprise attach on the neighbouring states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria.
 * **__1920__**
 * **__1926__**
 * **__1932__**
 * **__1943__**
 * **__1948__**
 * __**1967**__

- Israel invades Lebanon. - Operation Peace for Galilee - The shooting of Sholomo Argov, Israel's embasador in England provides the pretext for the invasion.
 * **__1982__**

__**Imporatant Vocabulary:**__
 * **__Zaim:__** political boss/ feudal lord/ individual or confesional leader for major secretarian and ehtnic groups.
 * **__Pierre Gemayel:__** Maronite political leader. Zaim to the Phalange. Anti- Palestinian, Anti-Arab, Anti- Socialist.
 * __**Kamal Jumblatt:**__ Druse political leader.