Massoud "Poussy" Achkar ( ar, مسعود "بوسي" الأشقر; 1956 – 11 January 2021) was a Lebanese independent politician. He was close to former president

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, and later co-founded the

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.L'Orient Le Jour''.
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Biography

During the

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

, Achkar was known as "Poussy" and was in charge of military operations in

Achrafieh Achrafieh ( ar, الأشرفية) is an upper-class area in eastern Beirut, Lebanon. In strictly administrative terms, the name refers to a sector (''secteur'') centred on Sassine Square, the highest point in the city, as well as a broader quarter ...

between 1975 and 1986. Achkar founded "Unity for Lebanon" movement () and was its secretary general. He took part in the

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and the

2018 Lebanese general election General elections were held in Lebanon on 6 May 2018. Although originally scheduled for 2013, the election was postponed three times in 2013, 2014 and 2017 under various pretexts, including the security situation, the failure of the Parliament ...

s to represent the

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constituency but without success. Achkar was married to Greta Achkar and has four daughters. He died from

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on 11 January 2021, during the

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Biography

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