Georges Naccache (

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: جورج نقاش, born 1904 - 1972) was a Lebanese journalist, poet, politician and diplomat, and the founder of the ''L'Orient'' newspaper'','' which later became ''

L'Orient-Le Jour ''L'Orient-Le Jour'' () is a leading French-language daily newspaper in Lebanon. History ''L'Orient-Le Jour'' was first published on 15 June 1971, following the merger of two French language Lebanese dailies, ''L'Orient'' (founded in Beirut in ...

''.

Biography

He was born on May 8, 1904. In 1924, at only 20 years old, he founded the French-speaking Lebanese daily ''L'Orient,'' which in 1971 became ''

'' after merging with ''Le Jour'.'' In 1936, he participated in the foundation of the

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with

Pierre Gemayel Pierre Amine Gemayel, also spelled Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil ( ar, بيار الجميّل; 6 November 1905 – 29 August 1984), was a Lebanese political leader. A Maronite Catholic, he is remembered as the founder of the Kataeb Part ...

and

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, but left the party one year later in 1937, just like President Helou did. He is the author of a famous editorial published on March 10, 1949, under the title: "Two negations do not make a nation", which earned him three months in prison, and six months suspension from L'Orient. He then became a minister several times as well as the Lebanese ambassador to

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