Lebanese Forces

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former militia political party

The Lebanese Forces is a prominent Christian political party and former militia in Lebanon known for its significant role in the Lebanese Civil War and subsequent influence in Lebanese politics.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Lebanese Forces militia 4
Lebanese Front militias 2
Lebanese Christian militias 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former militia ⓘ
political party ⓘ
activeInConflict Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
alliedWith Kataeb Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
March 14 Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Sabra and Shatila massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ
bannedPeriod 1994–2005 ⓘ
color red ⓘ
white ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
countryOfOperation Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentLeader Samir Geagea NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn Christian community interests in Lebanon ⓘ
foundedAsMilitia 1976 ⓘ
foundedBy Bachir Gemayel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStudentWing Lebanese Forces Student Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasYouthWing Lebanese Forces Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Maarab, Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideology Christian democracy ⓘ
Lebanese nationalism ⓘ
languageOfCommunication Arabic ⓘ
leaderImprisoned Samir Geagea NERFINISHED ⓘ
leaderImprisonedFrom 1994 ⓘ
leaderImprisonedUntil 2005 ⓘ
legalizedAsParty 1991 ⓘ
militaryWingStatus disbanded ⓘ
notableLeader Bachir Gemayel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elie Hobeika NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samir Geagea NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo Hezbollah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syrian presence in Lebanon ⓘ
opposes Syrian regime influence in Lebanon ⓘ
originatedFrom Kataeb Party militia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lebanese Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
parliamentaryRepresentation Lebanese Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatesIn Lebanese general elections NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalPosition right-wing ⓘ
re-emergedInPolitics post-2005 ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religiousOrientation Maronite Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ
representedIn Lebanese government cabinets ⓘ
secondaryLanguageOfCommunication English NERFINISHED ⓘ
French ⓘ
supports Lebanese sovereignty ⓘ
state monopoly on arms ⓘ
symbol cedar tree ⓘ
transformedInto civilian political party ⓘ
website https://www.lebanese-forces.com/ ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phalange Party militia → alliedWith → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Battle of the Hotels → belligerent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lebanese Front militias
Syrian siege of Zahle → belligerent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lebanese Forces militia
War of Elimination (1990) → belligerent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Lebanese Front → includedMilitia → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
March 14 Alliance → includesPoliticalParty → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Hundred Days War → mainBelligerent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lebanese Front militias
Mountain War (1983–1984) → mainBelligerent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lebanese Forces militia
Phalange Party militia → mergedInto → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
War of Elimination (1990) → opponentOf → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Mourabitoun militia → opposedTo → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Progressive Socialist Party militia → opposedTo → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lebanese Forces militia
Sabra and Shatila massacre → perpetrator → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lebanese Christian militias
Sabra and Shatila massacre → perpetrator → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lebanese Forces militia
Lebanese Front → successor → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lebanese Forces (as main militia/political heir)
Cedar Revolution → supportedBy → Lebanese Forces ⓘ