The extraordinary conference of Arab ministers of Foreign Affairs was held in Tunis without the Lebanese delegation although the conference covered primarily the Lebanese crisis.

The chief of the National Liberal Party, Dany Chamoun, met with Walid Joumblatt, chief of the Progressive Socialist Party, in Deir el Kamar. Moreover, Beiteddine was busy organizing the return of the refugees.

New confrontations between the army and the L.F. were taking place in Monteverde and next to the Justice Palace in Beirut, which created a general mobilization on both sides.

Yarzeh reactivated "The Maritime Operations Room:" instructed to watch the navigation movement in the Lebanese waters and to prevent boats from entering the illegal harbours of the country. Sami Khatib (chief commander of the army in the Western sector) closed the access to the port in retort to what was considered a blockade.

Fire exchanges in Souk-el-Gharb had to end up in an explosion. Intensive bombardments of the residential areas, the airport, and the port made 32 deaths and 145 injured.

The Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Hassan Khaled was killed during an attack that killed 10 and injured 76 in Ayché Bakkar, in West Beirut.

A cease-fire was officially observed while general Aoun answered favorably to the Arab peace proposals.

In Taëf, an agreement on the reforms was practically reached after few days of uncertainty. The only subject that had not been brought up was the withdrawal of the Syrian troops from the Lebanese territories.

At the last minute, the deputies decided not to return to Lebanon to meet with general Aoun. At 5 o’clock in the morning, Aoun decided to dissolve the Chamber and asked the members of parliament to adjourn their vote.

The "dissolved" National Assembly met at the military base of Kleyate and elected René Moawad new President of the Republic.
Angry demonstrators invaded the patriarchal office of Bkerké. The Patriarch took refuge in Dimane. He came back later at the request of General Aoun.

As soon as the ceremonies celebrating Independence Day ended, and after President Moawad left the Governmental Serail in Sanyeh, his car was destroyed by an important load of explosives.

Elias Hraoui is elected President of the Republic by an Assembly reunited at the Chtaura Park Hotel, on the eve of the National Funerals of the defunct President.

Several reports mentionned important Syrian movements towards the Eastern fronts. In response to General Aoun’s call, thousands of Lebanese went to Baabda and watched the Palace day and night.