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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.
President Rene Mouawad was elected the following day, but was assassinated in a car bombing in Beirut on November 22 as his motorcade returned from Lebanese independence day ceremonies. He was succeeded by Elias Hrawi , who remained in office until 1998.
This is a timeline of Lebanese history, ... an area that included present-day Lebanon. 667: ... Lebanon gains its independence after national and international ...
Withdrawal of the Israeli Army from Southern Lebanon in 2000. August 15: Feast of the Assumption: عيد إنتقال العذراء [2] Assomption de Marie: November 22: Independence Day: عيد الإستقلال [2] Fête nationale: Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943. December 25: Christmas Day: عيد الميلاد: Noël
Lebanese people have a long history of emigration stretching back to the 19th century; including partial ancestry, more Lebanese live outside the country than in Lebanon itself. The country has experienced a series of migration waves since independence: over 1.8 million people emigrated from the country between 1975 and 2011. [ 295 ]
The Rashaya Citadel or Citadel of Independence is a national monument, [1] in Lebanon. It was built as a palace by the Shihab family in the 18th century, [2] was used by the French Mandate, and is now stationed by the Lebanese Armed Forces. [3] It is a tourist site that can be visited while under the army's surveillance. [3]
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Riad Reda Al Solh (Arabic: رياض الصلح; 17 August 1894 – 17 July 1951) was a Lebanese politician and statesman who served as the first and fifth prime minister of Lebanon from 1943 to 1945 and from 1946 to 1951, respectively.