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Lebanese Independence Day (Arabic: عيد الاستقلال اللبناني, romanized: ʿĪd al-Istiqlāl al-Lubnānī, lit. 'Festival of the Lebanese Independence') is the national day of Lebanon , celebrated on 22 November in commemoration of the end of the French control over Lebanon in 1943, after 23 years of Mandate rule.
On 22 November, Lebanon gains its independence after national and international pressure following the imprisonment of president Bechara El Khoury and other parliament members by the French. 1948 The 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Palestinian refugees begin arriving in Lebanon.
Palestinian attacks claimed 106 lives in northern Israel from 1967, according to official IDF statistics, while the Lebanese army had recorded "1.4 Israeli violations of Lebanese territory per day from 1968–74" [64] Where Lebanon had no conflict with Israel during the period 1949–1968, after 1968 Lebanon's southern border began to ...
25 March – Annunciation Day; 30 March – Eid al-Fitr; 18 April – Good Friday; 20 April – Easter Sunday; 1 May – Labour Day; 25 May – Liberation and Resistance Day; 6 June – Eid al-Adha; 26 June – Islamic New Year; 15 August – Assumption Day; 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday; 22 November – Lebanese Independence Day; 25 ...
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Independence Day or Fourth of July: 4 July: 1776 Kingdom of Great Britain: United States Declaration of Independence Uruguay: Independence Day: 25 August: 1825 Empire of Brazil: Declaration of independence and union with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Uzbekistan: Independence Day: 1 September: 1991 Soviet Union Vanuatu ...
By 1943, Lebanon had gained independence from Free France and established a distinct form of confessional government, with the state's major religious groups being apportioned specific political powers. The new Lebanese state was relatively stable, [14] but this was ultimately shattered by the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990).
Pages in category "History of Lebanon" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...