List of assassinated Lebanese politicians
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This is a list of many, but not all, of the assassinated Lebanese political figures:
- Fouad Jumblatt - a leader in the Chouf District, and father of Kamal Jumblatt, later assassinated as well. Assassinated on 6 August 1921.
- Riad Al Solh - first prime minister of Lebanon. Assassinated on 17 July 1951.
- Maarouf Saad - Mayor of Sidon and founder of the Popular Nasserist Organization. Shot by a sniper on 26 February 1975 and died on 6 March 1975.[1] See Lebanese Civil War.
- Amine Abouchahine - senior member of the Progressive Socialist Party. Assassinated on 15 July 1975 by a member of the Kataeb Regulatory Forces.
- Kamal Jumblatt - founder of Progressive Socialist Party. Assassinated on 16 March 1977.[2]
- Tony Frangieh - son of former President Suleiman Frangieh. Assassinated on 13 June 1978, known as Ehden Massacre.[2]
- Salim Lawzi - journalist. Assassinated some time between 24 February and 6 March 1980.[2]
- Riad Taha - journalist and president of the Lebanese Publishers Association. Assassinated on 23 July 1980.[2]
- Bachir Gemayel - former President-Elect, founder of Lebanese Forces, son of Pierre Gemayel. Assassinated on 14 September 1982.
- Sheikh Ahmad Assaf - Lebanese Sunni cleric. Assassinated in April 1982.[3]
- Ragheb Harb - was a Lebanese resistance leader and Muslim cleric. Assassinated on 16 February 1984.
- Sobhi Saleh - head of the Sunni Islamic Higher Council. Assassinated on October 1986.[2]
- Rashid Karami - former Prime Minister. Assassinated on 1 June 1987.[4]
- Mohammad Choucair - adviser to the former President Amine Gemayel. Assassinated on 2 August 1987.[5]
- Hassan Khaled - former Grand Mufti of Lebanon's Sunni Muslim community. Assassinated on 16 May 1989.[3]
- Nazem el Qadri - member of the Lebanese Parliament. Assassinated on 22 September 1989.[2]
- René Moawad - former Lebanese president. Assassinated on 22 November 1989.
- Dany Chamoun - leader of National Liberal Party, son of Camille Chamoun. Assassinated on 21 October 1990.
- Abbas al-Musawi - leader of Hezbollah. Assassinated on 16 February 1992.
- Elie Hobeika - militia commander, politician. Assassinated on 24 January 2002.
- Ramzi Irani - Lebanese Forces student representative at Lebanese University. Assassinated on 7 May 2002.
- Rafik Hariri and Bassel Fleihan - former Lebanese Prime Minister and Former Minister, respectively. Assassinated on 14 February 2005.
- Samir Kassir - university professor, journalist and historian. Assassinated on 2 June 2005.
- George Hawi - former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP). Assassinated on 21 June 2005.
- Gebran Tueni - politician and newspaper editor. Assassinated on 12 December 2005.
- Pierre Amine Gemayel - Minister of Industry and leader of Kataeb. Assassinated on 21 November 2006.
- Walid Eido - parliament Member. Assassinated on 13 June 2007.
- Antoine Ghanem - parliament Member. Assassinated on 19 September 2007.
- François al-Hajj - Brigadier General of the Lebanese Army. Assassinated on 12 December 2007.
- Wissam Eid - an officer in the Internal Security Forces investigating the 2005 Hariri assassination. Assassinated on 25 January 2008.
- Imad Mughniyah - senior Hezbollah member. Assassinated on 12 February 2008.
- Saleh al Aridi - a leader of the Lebanese Democratic Party. Assassinated on 10 September 2008.
- Wissam al-Hassan, head of information branch of the Internal Security Forces. Assassinated on 19 October 2012.[6]
- Hassan al-Laqqis- was a military commander of Hezbollah. Assassinated between 3 and 4 December 2013.
- Mohamad Chatah - Former Lebanese Finance Minister and critic of Syria and Hezbollah. A senior adviser to the Sunni Future politician Saad Hariri. Assassinated on 27 December 2013.
See also
- Lebanon bombings and assassinations (2004–present)
- Syrian occupation of Lebanon
- Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
- Terrorism in Syria
- Lebanese Civil War
References
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- ^ a b c d e f "Assassinations in Lebanon: A History (1970s to the Present)". About.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ a b Gambill, Gary C.; Daniel Nassif (April 2001). "Syria's Campaign to Silence Lebanese Muslims". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 3 (4). Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Prime Minister Karami killed". Times Daily. 2 June 1987. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Assassination of Mohammad Choucair". LGIC. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Chulov, Martin (19 October 2012). "Lebanon's great divide exposed by assassination of security chief". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2012.