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7 recaps tied to Lebanon across 6 years and 5 decades. Reconstructed from contemporary coverage and public archives.
2020Beirut Port Explosion
A catastrophic ammonium nitrate blast killed over 200 people and devastated Beirut's port district, exposing decades of governmental negligence.
2005Hariri Assassination in Beirut
The killing of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri triggered the Cedar Revolution and exposed Syria's grip on Lebanon, shifting regional power dynamics.
2005Cedar Revolution Protests
Mass demonstrations following Hariri's death forced Syrian military withdrawal and represented a rare moment of cross-sectarian Lebanese unity.
1992Lebanese Parliament Reconvenes
After 17 years of paralysis, parliament returned to session marking the fragile opening of Lebanon's post-war political reconstruction under Syrian oversight.
1983Beirut Barracks Bombings
Nearly simultaneous truck bombings killed 241 American and 58 French soldiers, marking a watershed moment in asymmetric warfare and Middle Eastern intervention.
1976Palestine Hotel Siege Beirut
A brutal standoff and massacre at Beirut's Palestine Hotel epitomized the chaos and sectarian violence consuming the city during civil war.
1975Lebanese Civil War Begins
Lebanese Civil War Begins