2005 in Lebanon - Cedar Revolution, Lebanon Bombings and Assassinations, Lebanese Government of July 2005, Lebanese Government of November 2009 (Paperback)

Chapters: Cedar Revolution, Lebanon Bombings and Assassinations, Lebanese Government of July 2005, Lebanese Government of November 2009, Lebanese General Election, 2005, Fitzgerald Report, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1583, Lebanon at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: History of Lebanon series The Cedar Revolution (Arabic: - thawrat al-arz) or Independence Intifada (Arabic: - intifat al-istiqll) was a chain of demonstrations in Lebanon (especially in the capital Beirut) triggered by the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on February 14, 2005. The primary goals of the original activists were the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon and the replacement of a government heavily influenced by Syrian interests with more independent leadership, the establishment of an international commission to investigate the assassination of Prime Minister Hariri, the resignation of security officials to ensure the success of the plan, and the organization of free parliamentary elections. The demonstrators demanded the end of the Syrian influence in Lebanese politics. At the start of the demonstrations, Syria had been maintaining a force of roughly 14,000 soldiers and intelligence agents in Lebanon. Following the demonstrations, the Syrian troops completely withdrew from Lebanon on April 27, 2005. The Pro-Syrian government was also disbanded, accomplishing the main goal of the revolution. (For background information on Syria's involvement in Lebanese politics, see the articles History of Lebanon, Lebanese Civil War, and Syrian occupation of Lebanon.) The opposition has taken the white and red scarf, and the pro-Hariri blue ribbon, as its symbol. Popular mottos of the movement were Hurriyya...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=155670