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Al-Lubanon
Lebanon, coat of arms - vector image
Adopted 1943
   TripoliCOA.PNG
County of Tripoli 
 
 
Phoenician City States
Kingdom of Tyre
Part of Byzantine Empire
1098-1289 County of Tripoli
1118-1698 Banu Ma`n Emirate
1289-1516 Part of Egypt
1516-1918 Part of Ottoman Empire
1516-1842 Emirate under Ottoman Protectorate
1698-1842 Emirate of Mount Lebanon
27 May 1832 - 10 Oct 1840 Annexed by Egypt
16 Jan 1842               Autonomy revoked
16 Aug 1860 - 05 Jun 1861 French occupation
01 Oct 1918               Part of Syria
01 Sep 1920 - 26 Nov 1941 French Protectorate
01 Sep 1926               Lebanese Republic
15 Jul 1941 - 31 Dec 1946 Franco-British occupation
26 Nov 1941               Independence declared
22 Nov 1943               Independence recognised by France
13 Apr 1975 - 13 Oct 1990 Civil War
02 Nov 1975 - 25 Apr 2005 Syrian forces garrison Lebanon
06 Jun 1982 - 22 May 2000 Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
14 Oct 2008 -             Sovereignty recognised by Syria
 
Monarchs of Tyre
1500-.... Agenor
....-.... Phoenix
1400-.... Eri-Aku
1300-.... Abimiliki
1230-1220 Aribas
1220-.... Baal-Termeg
1193-1163 Baal
1163-1125 Pummay
990-978 Abibaal
978-944 Hiram
944-927 Baal-Eser
927-918 Abdastratus
918-906 Methusastratus
906-897 Astraymus
897-896 Phelles
896-863 Eshbaal I
863-829 Baal-Eser II
829-820 Mattan I
820-774 Pygmalion
750-739 Eshbaal II
739-730 Hiram II
730-729 Mattan II
729-694 Elulaios
694-680 Abd Melqart
680-660 Baal II
591-573 Eshbaal III
573-564 Baal III
564     Yakinbaal
564-563 Chelbes
563-562 Abbar
562-556 Mattan III
562-556 Ger Ashthari
556-555 Baal-Esher III
555-551 Mahar-Baal
551-532 Hiram III
532-539 Mattan IV
        Boulomenus
420-411 Abdemon
        Eugoras
340-332 Azimilik Strato
332-339 Abdalonymus
42-44 Marion
Counts of Tripoli
1096 - 1105               Rouergue, Raymond I
                          (Prince of Tripoli, Count of Toulouse)
1105 - 1109               Rouergue, Guillaum Jordaine
1109 - 1112               Rouergue, Bertrand
1112 - 1137               Rouergue, Pons
1137 - 1152               Rouergue, Raymond II
       1152 -    Oct 1187 Rouergue, Raymond III
   Oct 1187 -    Mar 1233 Rouergue, Bohemond IV
                          (Prince of Antioch)
   Mar 1233 -    Jan 1252 Rouergue, Bohemond V
   Jan 1252 -        1275 Rouergue, Bohemond VI
       1275 - 19 Oct 1287 Rouergue, Bohemond VII
19 Oct 1287 - 26 Apr 1289 Rouergue, Lucia
Lords of Beirut
1110 - 11..               de Guines, Foulques
11.. - 11..               de Guines, Peter
1125 - 1166               de Guines, Walter I
1167 - 1178               de Guines, Walter II
1178 - 1187               de Guines, Walter III
1197 - 1236               d'Ibelin, Jean I
1236 - 1247               d'Ibelin, Balian
1247 - 1254               d'Ibelin, Hughes
1254 - 1264               d'Ibelin, Jean II
1264 - 1283               d'Ibelin, Isabelle
1283 - 1292               d'Ibelin, Eschiva
Emir
1412 - 1414               Nawruz al-Harzi
Emirs of Mount Lebanon
1516 - 1544               Fakhr I al-Dein Emire of Lebannon
1544 - 1585               Karkamaz ibn Fakhr al-Denim
1585 - 1635               Fakhr II al-Dein
1635                      Ali ibn Fakhr al-Dein I
1635 - 1657               Molhem ibn Yones ibn Karkamaz I
1657 - 1697               Ahmad ibn Molhem
1697 - 1707               Bashir I ibn al-Husayn
1707 - 1732               Haydar ibn Musa
1732 - 1758               Mulhim ibn Haydar
1758 - 1770               al-Mansur I ibn Haydar
1770 - 1778               Yusif ibn Mulhim (1st Time)
1778 - 1780               Ahmad II ibn Mulhim
1780 - 1789               Yusif ibn Mulhim (2nd Time)
1789 - 1790               Bashir II ibn al-Qasim ibn Umar (1st Time)
1790                      Yusif ibn Mulhim (3rd Time)
1790                      Bashir II ibn al-Qasim ibn Umar (2nd Time)
1790 - 1793               Haydar II ibn Mulhim
1793                      al-Husayn ibn Yusif (1st Time)
1795                      al-Husayn ibn Yusif (2nd Time) 
1795 - 1799               Bashir II ibn al-Qasim ibn Umar (3rd Time)
1799 - 1800                al-Husayn ibn Yusif (3rd Time)
1800 - 1801               Bashir II ibn al-Qasim ibn Umar (4th Time)
1801                       al-Abbas ibn Asad
1801                      Qa'ad al-Muhammad
1801 - 1821               Bashir II ibn al-Qasim ibn Umar (5th Time)
1821                       al-Hasan ibn Ali
1821 - 1822               Bashir II ibn al-Qasim ibn Umar (6th Time)
1822                       al-Abbas ibn Asad (2nd Time)
1822 - 1840               Bashir II ibn al-Qasim ibn Umar (7th Time)
08 Oct 1840 - 16 Jan 1842 Bashir III ibn al-Qasim
 
Presidents
01 Sep 1926 - 02 Jan 1934 Charles Debbas ............................ 1885-1935
30 Jan 1934 - 20 Jan 1936 Habib Pacha Es-Saad ....................... 1867-1942
20 Jan 1936 - 04 Apr 1941 Émile Eddé ................................ 1886-1949
09 Apr 1941 - 18 Mar 1943 Alfred Georges Naccache ................... 1887-1978
22 Jul      - 20 Sep 1943 Petro Trad ................................ 1886-1947
21 Sep      - 18 Sep 1952 Béchara Khalil El-Khoury .................. 1890-1964
23 Sep 1952 - 22 Sep 1958 Camille Nimer Chamoun ..................... 1900-1987
22 Sep 1958 - 22 Sep 1964 Fouad Abdullah Chehab .....................i1902-1973
22 Sep 1964 - 22 Sep 1970 Charles Alexandre Hélou ................... 1912-2001
22 Sep 1970 - 22 Sep 1976 Sulieman Kabalan Franjieh ................. 1910-1992
22 Sep 1976 - 22 Sep 1982 Elias Sarkis .............................. 1924-1985
22 Sep 1982 - 22 Sep 1988 Amin Pierre ............................... 1942-
22 Sep 1988 - 05 Nov 1989 Selim Ahmed al-Hoss ....................... 1929-
05 Nov      - 22 Nov 1989 René Moawad ............................... 1925-1989
23 Nov 1989 - 23 Nov 1998 Elias Hrawi ...............................i1926-2006
24 Nov 1998 - 23 Nov 2007 Émile Jamil Lahoud ........................i1936-
24 Nov 2007 - 25 May 2008 Fouad Siniora (acting) ....................i1943-
25 May 2008 -             Michel Suleiman ...........................i1948-
 
Prime Ministers
08 May 1922 - 31 May 1926 Habib Pasha Es-Saad (1st Time)
01 Jun 1926 - 05 May 1927 Auguste Adib Pasha ........................ 1860-1836
                          (1st Time)
05 May 1927 - 10 Aug 1928 Béchara Khalil El-Khoury (1st Time)
10 Aug 1928 - 09 May 1929 Habib Pasha Es-Saad (2nd Time) 
09 May      - 11 Oct 1929 Béchara Khalil El-Khoury (2nd Time)
11 Oct 1929 - 25 Mar 1930 Émile Eddé ................................. s.a
25 Mar 1930 - 09 Mar 1932 Auguste Adib Pasha (2nd Time)
09 Mar 1932 - 29 Jan 1934 Charles Dabbas ............................. s.a
29 Jan 1934 - 30 Jan 1936 Abdullah Bayhum (1st Time) ................. 1879-1962
30 Jan 1936 - 05 Jan 1937 Ayub Thabit (1st Time)
05 Jan 1937 - 18 Mar 1938 Khayreddin al-Ahdab ........................ 1894-1941
18 Mar      - 24 Oct 1938 Amir Khalid Chehab ......................... 1892-1979
24 Oct 1938 - 21 Sep 1939 Abdullah Aref al-Yafi ...................... 1901-1986
                          (1st Time)
21 Sep 1939 - 04 Apr 1941 Abdullah Bayhum (2nd Time)
07 Apr      - 26 Nov 1941 Alfred Georges Naccache .................... s.a
01 Dec 1941 - 26 Jul 1942 Ahmad Daouk (1st Time)
26 Jul 1942 - 22 Mar 1943 Sami as-Solh ............................... 1890-1968
                          (1st Time)
22 Mar      - 21 Jul 1943 Ayub Thabit (2nd Time)
01 Aug      - 25 Sep 1943 Petro Trad ................................. 1876-1947
25 Sep 1943 - 10 Jan 1945 Riad as-Solh ............................... 1894-1951
                          (1st Time)
10 Jan      - 20 Aug 1945 Abdul Hamid Karami ......................... 1890-1950
23 Aug 1945 - 22 May 1946 Sami as-Solh (2nd Time)
22 May      - 14 Dec 1946 Saadi al-Munla ............................. 1897-1972
14 Dec 1946 - 14 Feb 1951 Riad as-Solh (2nd Time)
14 Feb      - 07 Apr 1951 Hussein al-Oweini .......................... 1900-1971
07 Apr 1951 - 11 Feb 1952 Abdullah Aref al-Yafi (2nd Time)
11 Feb      - 09 Sep 1952 Sami as-Solh (3rd Time)
10 Sep      - 14 Sep 1952 Nazim al-Akkri ............................. 1902-1985
14 Sep      - 18 Sep 1952 Saeb Salam ................................. 1905-2000
                          (1st Time)
24 Sep      - 30 Sep 1952 Abdullah Aref al-Yafi (3rd Time)
01 Oct 1952 - 30 Apr 1953 Amir Khalid Chehab (2nd Time) .............. s.a
01 May      - 13 Aug 1953 Saeb Salam (2nd Time)
16 Aug 1953 - 16 Sep 1954 Abdullah Aref al-Yafi (4th Time)
16 Sep 1954 - 19 Sep 1955 Sami as-Solh (4th Time)
19 Sep 1955 - 20 Mar 1956 Rashid Karami .............................. 1921-1987
                          (1st Time)
20 Mar      - 18 Nov 1956 Abdullah Aref al-Yafi (5th Time)
27 Nov 1956 - 20 Sep 1958 Sami as-Solh (5th Time)
20 Sep      - 24 Sep 1958 Khalid al-Hibri ............................ 1905-1979
                          (acting)
24 Sep 1958 - 14 May 1960 Rashid Karami (2nd Time)
14 May      - 01 Aug 1960 Ahmad Daouk (2nd Time)
01 Aug 1960 - 31 Oct 1961 Saeb Salam (3rd Time)
01 Nov 1961 - 20 Feb 1964 Rashid Karami (3rd Time)
20 Feb 1964 - 25 Jul 1965 Hussein al-Oweini (2nd Time)
25 Jul 1965 - 09 Apr 1966 Rashid Karami (4th Time)
09 Apr      - 02 Dec 1966 Abdullah Aref al-Yafi (6th Time)
07 Dec 1966 - 08 Feb 1968 Rashid Karami (5th Time)
08 Feb 1968 - 15 Jan 1969 Abdullah Aref al-Yafi (7th Time)
15 Jan 1969 - 13 Oct 1970 Rashid Karami (6th Time)
13 Oct 1970 - 25 Apr 1973 Saeb Salam (4th Time)
25 Apr      - 21 Jun 1973 Amin al-Hafez .............................. 1921-2009
21 Jun 1973 - 31 Oct 1974 Takieddin as-Solh .......................... 1909-1988
                          (1st Time)
01 Nov 1974 - 24 May 1975 Rashid as-Solh ............................. 1926-2014
                          (1st Time)
24 May      - 30 Jun 1975 Nureddin Rifai ............................. 1899-19..
01 Jul 1975 - 08 Dec 1976 Rashid Karami (7th Time)
08 Dec 1976 - 20 Jul 1980 Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss
20 Jul      - 25 Oct 1980 Takieddin as-Solh (2nd Time)
25 Oct 1980 - 30 Apr 1984 Shafiq al-Wazzan ........................... 1925-1999
01 May 1984 - 31 May 1987 Rashid Karami (8th Time)
01 Jun 1987 - 24 Dec 1990 Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss (2nd Time)
24 Dec 1990 - 13 May 1992 Omar Karami ................................ 1934-2014
                          (1st Time)
13 May      - 31 Oct 1992 Rashid as-Solh (2nd Time)
01 Nov 1992 - 06 Dec 1998 Rafiq Bahaeddine al-Hariri ................. 1944-2005
                          (1st Time)
06 Dec 1998 - 23 Oct 2000 Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss (3rd Time)
23 Oct 2000 - 21 Oct 2004 Rafiq Bahaeddine al-Hariri (2nd Time)
21 Oct 2004 - 19 Apr 2005 Omar Karami (2nd Time)
19 Apr      - 19 Jul 2005 Najib Azmi Mikati .......................... 1955-
                          (1st Time)
19 Jul 2005 - 09 Nov 2009 Fouad Siniora .............................. s.a
09 Nov 2009 - 13 Jun 2011 Saad ed Deen Rafiq al-Hariri ............... 1970-
13 Jun 2011 - 15 Feb 2014 Najib Azmi Mikati (2nd Time)
15 Feb 2014 -             Tammam Saeb Salam .......................... 1945-
 

 
South Lebanon
 
14 Mar 1978               Southern Lebanon occupied by Israel
18 Apr 1979               Independence of South Lebanon declared
06 Jun 1982               Israel invades and occupies South Lebanon,
                          South Lebanon Army (SLA) formed
22 May 2000               Israel withdraws, SLA collapses
22 Jul      - 01 Oct 2006 Israeli occupation
 
Commanders of the Army of South Lebanon
   Jun 1978 - 15 Jan 1984 Sa'ad Hadad
15 Jan 1984 - 22 May 2000 Antoine Lahad
Leader of the Government of Free Lebanon in exile
       2000 -             Nagi N. Najjar
 
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United Nations (UN), flag - vector image
 
Commanders of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon
23 Mar 1978 -    Feb 1981 Emmanuel Alexander Erskine ................. 1937-     (Ghana)
   Feb 1981 -    Apr 1986 Liam O'Ceallachgain                                    (Ireland)
   Jun 1986 -    Jun 1988 Johan Gustav Hägglund ...................... 1938-     (Finland)
   Jul 1988 - 20 Feb 1993 Lars Eric Wahlgren ......................... 1929-1999 (Sweden)
23 Feb 1993 - 31 Mar 1995 Trond Furuhovde ............................ 1939-2006 (Norway)
01 Apr 1995 - 30 Sep 1997 Stanislaw Franciszek Wozniak                           (Poland)
01 Oct 1997 - 30 Sep 1999 Jioji Konousi Kontote ...................... 1947-     (Fiji)
01 Oct      - 01 Dec 1999 Seumus Sreenan                                         (Ireland)
01 Dec 1999 - 15 May 2001 Seth Kofi Obeng ............................ 1945-     (Ghana)
01 Aug 2001 - 17 Feb 2004 Lalit Mohan Tewari ......................... 1947-2004 (India)
17 Feb 2004 - 17 Feb 2007 Alain Pellegrini ........................... 1946-     (France)
17 Feb 2007 - 28 Jan 2010 Claudio Graziano ........................... 1954-     (Italy)
28 Jan 2010 - 28 Jan 2012 Alberto Asarta Cuevas ...................... 1951-     (Spain)
28 Jan 2012 -             Paolo Serra ................................ 1956-     (Italy)
 

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