SYRIA maintained an occupation of Lebanon from 1986-2006.
Syriac Union of Lebanon was created in 2005.
France ruled Lebanon until 1943.
Syria removed all of it's military troops from Lebanon.
Syria removed all of it's military troops from Lebanon.
Syria removed all of it's military troops from lebanon.
Yes, parts of modern-day Lebanon were once part of the Ottoman Empire, which was based in present-day Turkey. The Ottoman Empire controlled Lebanon from the early 16th century until the end of World War I in 1918. Following the war, Lebanon was placed under French mandate, leading to its eventual independence in 1943. Thus, while Lebanon was never a part of Turkey as a modern nation-state, it was historically part of the territories governed by the Ottoman Empire.
Democrats controlled BOTH house from 1955 until 1980 (26 years). From 1981 until 1987 the Republicans controlled the Senate and the Democrats the House. Democrats recaptured both houses in 87 and held them until 95 when the Republicans took both houses and held them until 2005.
No it is not. Homosexuality is technically illegal in Lebanon and gays and lesbians face significant discrimination.
Lebanon's capital, Beirut, was the city Syrian forces evacuated in 2005 after decades of occupation.
Syria centered on Damascus, and insure a defensible border, France established the Lebanon-Syrian border to the "Anti-Lebanon" mountains, on the far side of the Beqaa Valley, territory which had belonged to the province of Damascus for hundreds of years
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