The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
The Arab Defense Committee gathered in Cairo, voted 90 million dollars for the defense of Lebanon.
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February 1975
Wednesday, 5 February 1975
February 1979
Monday, 5 February 1979
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
New identity cards bearing no mention of religion, were also due to be released soon.
February 1980
Tuesday, 5 February 1980
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Mgr Elias Audeh was elected the Greek Orthodox Metropolite of Beirut.
February 1983
Saturday, 5 February 1983
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
A remotely controlled car bomb exploded killing 19 and injuring 136 in front of the Palestinian research center and the Libyan Jana agency, in Caracas street.
February 1984
Sunday, 5 February 1984
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
President Gemayel announced his intention to form a national union government and presented a program of 8 points to save the country. He also convoked a new conference for national reconciliation in Geneva on February 27. The resignation of the Wazzan government presented on September 26, 1983, was finally accepted.
What the books addIn Fisk's account Wazzan submitted his resignation that day, insisting it be accepted at once. This looks like a fresh resignation rather than acceptance of the one tendered on 26 September 1983, though Fisk also has the cabinet resigning in September 1983. Hanf has Berri appealing to Shi'i soldiers not to fire on their own people on the day the army began shelling the southern suburbs, at heavy civilian cost.
The Lebanese war · Added from the books
The army shells the southern suburbs; Berri calls on Shi'i soldiers not to fire.
Nabih Berri, saying he could no longer work with Gemayel, urged Shi'i soldiers not to fire on their own community as army shelling of southern Beirut took a heavy civilian toll. That afternoon on the airport road Fisk saw soldiers leave three tanks and go into the suburbs on foot.
Nabih Berri, saying he could no longer work with Gemayel, urged Shi'i soldiers not to fire on their own community as army shelling of southern Beirut took a heavy civilian toll. That afternoon on the airport road Fisk saw soldiers leave three tanks and go into the suburbs on foot.
February 1988
Friday, 5 February 1988
The Lebanese war · 111101 entry in the original chronology
Two Scandinavian employees of the UNRWA are kidnapped.
February 2006
Sunday, 5 February 2006
Since 2005 · From the books
Protesters attack the Danish consulate in Achrafieh.
Cars, shops and building entrances in Achrafieh, a Christian district, were wrecked when hundreds of protesters, furious at the Danish cartoons of the Prophet, tried to storm Denmark's consulate there. For Picard, the protests revived Christian fears of an 'Islamist' threat.
Cars, shops and building entrances in Achrafieh, a Christian district, were wrecked when hundreds of protesters, furious at the Danish cartoons of the Prophet, tried to storm Denmark's consulate there. For Picard, the protests revived Christian fears of an 'Islamist' threat.