October 1973
Refugees
Deals with regional pressures and population movements linked to the October War.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Beirut in Lebanon. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Deals with regional pressures and population movements linked to the October War.
Expresses support for Syria after the war begins while Lebanon avoids direct entry into the conflict.
Promises Lebanese political support for the Arab war effort without opening a main front.
Manages Lebanese diplomacy as the October War spreads tension across the Levant.
Welcomes a ceasefire while warning that Lebanon remains exposed to the conflict fallout.
Faces the growing Lebanese repercussions of the Arab-Israeli conflict after the October War.
Killed in a bomb explosion at his party HQ in Beirut
Death of Beshir Gemayel, assassinated
The Lebanese Army loses control of West Beirut
Faces the Beirut port explosion and its political aftermath.
Announces his government's resignation after the Beirut explosion.
Is elected president by parliament.
Is designated prime minister after Joseph Aoun's election.
Provenance
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