Taif Agreement

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The Taif Agreement is the 1989 accord that restructured Lebanon’s political system, ended the Lebanese Civil War, and reasserted the country’s sovereignty with a new power-sharing framework.

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Taif Agreement canonical 5
Taif Accord 1
Taif Accords 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lebanese constitutional document
peace agreement
political accord
alsoKnownAs National Reconciliation Accord
Taif Agreement
surface form: Taif Accord
brokeredBy Arab League
Saudi Arabia
conflictEnded Lebanese Civil War
country Lebanon
dateSigned 1989-10-22
established equal power-sharing between Christians and Muslims in parliament
framework for administrative decentralization
mechanisms for national reconciliation
principle of political confessionalism as temporary
implementedBy Lebanese Parliament
Government of Lebanon
surface form: Lebanese government
influenced Syrian-Lebanese relations
post-war Lebanese political order
language Arabic
legalStatus basis for post-1990 Lebanese constitutional framework
placeSigned Saudi Arabia
Taif
politicalSystemReform collective decision-making in the Council of Ministers
enhanced role of the Lebanese Prime Minister
rebalancing of executive powers between President and Cabinet
primaryPurpose end the Lebanese Civil War
reassert Lebanon’s sovereignty
restructure Lebanon’s political system
region Middle East
resultedIn amendments to the Lebanese Constitution
eventual disarmament of most Lebanese militias
framework for Syrian military presence in Lebanon
parity between Christians and Muslims in the Lebanese Parliament
reaffirmation of Lebanon’s Arab identity
redistribution of political power between religious communities
reduction of powers of the Lebanese President
strengthening of the role of the Council of Ministers
signatoryGroup Christian political leaders in Lebanon
Muslim political leaders in Lebanon
signedBy Lebanese parliamentarians
representatives of Lebanese political factions
stipulated disbanding of Lebanese militias
eventual withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon
extension of Lebanese state authority over all territory
special relationship between Lebanon and Syria
subject Lebanese politics
post-conflict reconstruction
power-sharing
year 1989

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Lebanese Civil War peaceSettlement Taif Agreement
UN Security Council Resolution 1701 reaffirms Taif Agreement
this entity surface form: Taif Accords
Taif Agreement alsoKnownAs Taif Agreement
this entity surface form: Taif Accord
War of Elimination (1990) relatedTo Taif Agreement