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Pre-Formation
• WWI, Syria invades Lebanon
• Turk Ruler
• Destroy forest, disease, famine
• Lose 1/3 of population
• Executed Lebanese leaders
• Relieved by the British and Faysal I
• League of Nations give France a mandate, 1918
Independence
• September 1st, 1920 France established borders
• Parliament, president, cabinet
• Independence 1941, France held onto power
• 1943 First Democratic Government
Conflicts
• 1948 1st Arab-Israeli War resulted in 150,000 Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
• 1967 Six Day War resulted in another wave of refugees
• PLO presence grew, threatening stability of Lebanon
• 1976 Syria Army invades regions of Lebanon, trying to annex it.
• 1982 Israeli forces invade Lebanon
• 1990-2005 Syria occupies Lebanon
• Cedar Revolution ends occupation
Leaders
• President Michael Suleiman• Ex-Commander of the Army
• Prime Minister Najib Mikati• Billionaire• Allowed elections
Parliament
33%
22%
15%
13%
9%
7%
Parliment Seats
Future Movement
Free Patriotic Movement
Hezbollah
Progressive Socialist Party
Lebanese Forces
Qornet Shewhan Gathering
14 March Movement
• Anti-Syrian Movement in Lebanon
• 72 of 128 seats in the National Assembly
• Led by Saad Hariri, son of assassinated PM
Hezbollah
• Two Divisions Political and Militia
• Led by Hassan Nasarallah
• Militia formed in 1982, Political part in 1992
• Military group considered a terrorist organization
• Pro-Palestinian
• Operates mainly in the south of Lebanon
Israel & Lebanon
• Since 1967, the Palestinian issue has caused problems between Israel and Lebanon
• From the late 60’s to early 80’s Israel invades and occupies portions of Lebanon multiple times
• 1993 Israel launches “Operation Accountability” to end the threat posed by Hezbollah
• 1996 Israel bombs Hezbollah bases in “Operation Grapes of Wrath”
• 2000 Israel pulls out of southern Lebanon
Arab spring
• Lebanon is being used as a staging ground to fight Syria, without consent
• Potential for retaliation by Syria
• No tyrant to rebel against, weak government
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• P.3 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Religions_of_Lebanon.png
• P.4 http://www.tajpharma.com/images/countries/_44690231_sulieman2.jpg
• P.5 http://nimg.sulekha.com/others/original700/najib-mikati-2011-1-24-12-31-3.jpg
• P.6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:March_14_Alliance_Logo.png
• P.7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hezbollah_Flag.jpg
• P.8 http://cdn2.wn.com/ph/img/5d/39/2369f2f63497c94651b0a3c66830-grande.jpg
• P.9 http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=53256
• P.10 http://news.charlesayoub.com/index.php/article/3652/Water%20politics%20in%20the%20Jordan%20River%20basin