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Fouad Gergi Boutros
Fouad Boutros ( ar, فؤاد بطرس; 5 November 1917 in Achrafieh – 4 January 2016) was a Lebanese politician and diplomat. He held several cabinet posts in the 1960s and 1970s. Political career He was first elected member of the Parliament of Lebanon in the 1960 Lebanese general election to one of the Greek Orthodox posts for Beirut. Boutrous served as defense minister two times: in 1966 and from 1976 to 1978. He was appointed deputy prime minister in 1966, in 1968 and 1976-1982. He was the minister of foreign affairs in the period between 1976 and 1982. Assassination attempt On 1 November 1978, at the Saint Nicholas Church crossing in Achrafieh, Kataeb Regulatory Forces (KRF) militiamen ambushed the motorcade of the Defense and Foreign Affairs Minister Fouad Boutros, escorted by a commando detachment from the Counter-sabotage regiment (Arabic: ''Moukafaha''). Four commandos were wounded and several others taken prisoner, including the commander of the escort, Lieutenant K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fouad Boutros
Fouad Boutros ( ar, فؤاد بطرس; 5 November 1917 in Achrafieh – 4 January 2016) was a Lebanese politician and diplomat. He held several cabinet posts in the 1960s and 1970s. Political career He was first elected member of the Parliament of Lebanon in the 1960 Lebanese general election to one of the Greek Orthodox posts for Beirut. Boutrous served as defense minister two times: in 1966 and from 1976 to 1978. He was appointed deputy prime minister in 1966, in 1968 and 1976-1982. He was the minister of foreign affairs in the period between 1976 and 1982. Assassination attempt On 1 November 1978, at the Saint Nicholas Church crossing in Achrafieh, Kataeb Regulatory Forces (KRF) militiamen ambushed the motorcade of the Defense and Foreign Affairs Minister Fouad Boutros, escorted by a commando detachment from the Counter-sabotage regiment (Arabic: ''Moukafaha''). Four commandos were wounded and several others taken prisoner, including the commander of the escort, Lieutenant K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mtaileb
Mtaileb or Mtayleb ( ar, المطيلب) is a suburb north of Beirut in the Matn District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Mtaileb I Mtaileb I or Rabiya is an archaeological site located east northeast of Antelias in a wooded ravine next to a road that zig-zags upwards to the Rabiya Club. The site was discovered by Auguste Bergy in 1941 and a Heavy Neolithic assemblage of the Qaraoun culture consisting of enormous flint tools was collected and now held in the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory marked "1,500 m - 1,800m E.N.E. Antelias". The tools were studied by Jacques Cauvin and said to be made of impure Upper Jurassic flint. The area is now well built up with widely spaced villas and contains flint outcrops under the soil. Mtaileb II Mtaileb II is located west northwest of Mtaileb on the north facing, wooded, sandstone slopes, in a junction of two ravines beneath the main Bikfaya road. A small Neolithic assemblage of tools was collected in beige and grey flint with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survivors Of Terrorist Attacks
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Greek Orthodox Christians From Lebanon
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Foreign Ministers Of Lebanon
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Defense Ministers Of Lebanon
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Deputy Prime Ministers Of Lebanon
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2016 Deaths
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1917 Births
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Matn District
Matn ( ar, قضاء المتن, '), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district (''qadaa'') in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is Jdeideh (followed to Jdeideh, Bouchrieh, El Sedd Municipality). Matn is one of the most popular areas in Lebanon, with its rich scenery and its splendid view of the Mediterranean. Matn's population is almost entirely Christian with some Druze in the region, mostly in Beit Mery, Broummana, Mtein and Zarooun. The Matn district is also popularly known as Northern Matn District ( ') not to be confused with Southern Matn ( ') which is part of Baabda District and with Uppermost Matn ( ') which is part of Baabda District Baabda District ( ar, قضاء بعبدا, transliteration: ''Qada' Baabda''), sometimes spelled ''B'abda'', is a district (''qadaa'') of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Army Revolutionary Command
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