Alfred Georges Naccache (or Naqqache) ( ar, ألفرد جورج النقاش; 3 May 1888– 26 September 1978) was a Lebanese Maronite statesman,

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and

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during the

French Mandate of Lebanon The State of Greater Lebanon ( ar, دولة لبنان الكبير, Dawlat Lubnān al-Kabīr; french: État du Grand Liban), informally known as French Lebanon, was a state declared on 1 September 1920, which became the Lebanese Republic ( ar, ...

. In 1919 he contributed to ''

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'' which was established by

Charles Corm Charles Corm (1894–1963) was a Lebanese writer, industrialist and philanthropist.Carla Henoud (24 September 2009"Charles Corm, le visionaire" ''L'Orient-Le Jour''/ref>https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0739184016 Franck Salameh, Charles Corm: ...

in Beirut. He was serving as Prime Minister when he was appointed president by the French authorities after the resignation of

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Pierre-Georges Arlabosse Pierre-Georges Arlabosse (8 July 1891 – 8 February 1950) was a French politician who became ''acting'' President of Lebanon for 5 days, from 4 to 9 April 1941 for the interim period in transfer of presidency from Émile Eddé, the third presid ...

served as acting president for 6 days before Naccache assumed office. From 1953 to 1955 he served as Foreign Minister. The

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was opened by him on 27 May 1942. A street in the Lebanese capital

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is named in his honor.

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Jewish Virtual Library, List of Rulers of Lebanon (source for birth/death dates)
Prime Ministers of Lebanon Presidents of Lebanon World War II political leaders 1888 births 1978 deaths Lebanese Maronites Lebanon under French rule {{Lebanon-politician-stub