Lebanese Movement in Support of Fatah
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The Lebanese Movement in Support of Fatah – LMSF was established in 1968 by Dr. Usama Fakhuri, a second-rank Sunni politician opposed to leading Beirut
Sunni zaim
Saeb Salam
. As its name implies, the LMSF received Fatah
backing from the outset and joined the ranks of the Lebanese National Movement
(LNM) in 1975.
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
Sunni zaim
Zaim
The name Zaim may be a representation of the male Muslim given name Za'im , meaning leader, chief. Correspondingly al-Za'im means "the leader"...
Saeb Salam
Saeb Salam
Saeb Salam was a Lebanese politician, who served as Prime Minister four times between 1952 and 1973.Salam was the son of Salim Salam, the scion of a prominent Sunni Muslim family who was a prominent politician both under Ottoman rule and then during the French Mandate...
. As its name implies, the LMSF received Fatah
Fatah
Fataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
backing from the outset and joined the ranks of the Lebanese National Movement
Lebanese National Movement
The Lebanese National Movement or Mouvement National Libanais in French, was a front of parties and organizations active during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War...
(LNM) in 1975.
See also
- Lebanese National MovementLebanese National MovementThe Lebanese National Movement or Mouvement National Libanais in French, was a front of parties and organizations active during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War...
- Lebanese Civil WarLebanese Civil WarThe Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted civil war in Lebanon. The war lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 150,000 to 230,000 civilian fatalities. Another one million people were wounded, and today approximately 350,000 people remain displaced. There was also a mass exodus of...
- Palestinian Liberation Organization