Election and Inauguration of Michel Sleiman
Parliament elects army commander Michel Sleiman as President of Lebanon with 118 votes, ending a prolonged presidential vacancy and enabling a renewed constitutional transfer of authority.
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2008 in Lebanon
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Historical records for Lebanon in 2008
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First Cabinet Session of Sleiman Presidency
President Michel Sleiman chairs the first cabinet meeting of his presidency at Baabda, beginning the practical work of a government formed after the political settlement that ended the 2008 institutional crisis.
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