Lebanese independence movement

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The Lebanese independence movement was a nationalist struggle in the early to mid-20th century that sought to end French Mandate rule and establish Lebanon as a sovereign, independent state.

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instanceOf nationalist movement
chronologicalEnd mid-20th century
country Lebanon
culminatedIn Lebanese Independence Day of 22 November 1943 NERFINISHED
goal establishment of a sovereign Lebanese state
independence of Lebanon from the French Mandate
hadConsequence adoption of the 1943 National Pact in Lebanon
creation of independent Lebanese political institutions
hasKeyFigure Bechara El Khoury NERFINISHED
Camille Chamoun NERFINISHED
Emile Eddé NERFINISHED
Patriarch Arida NERFINISHED
Pierre Gemayel NERFINISHED
Riad Al Solh NERFINISHED
influencedBy Arab nationalism
Lebanese nationalism
anti-colonialism
languageOfPoliticalDiscourse Arabic
French
legacy annual celebration of Lebanese Independence Day
formation of modern Lebanese national identity
location Beirut NERFINISHED
Greater Lebanon NERFINISHED
Mount Lebanon NERFINISHED
opposedBy French High Commission in the Levant NERFINISHED
opposedTo French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon NERFINISHED
French colonial rule in Lebanon
relatedTo Arab independence movements
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon NERFINISHED
history of Lebanon
result end of the French Mandate in Lebanon
recognition of Lebanon as an independent state
significantEvent Lebanese constitutional crisis of 1943 NERFINISHED
arrest of Lebanese leaders by French authorities in November 1943
proclamation of the State of Greater Lebanon in 1920
release of Lebanese leaders in November 1943
significantPeriod World War II NERFINISHED
interwar period
startTime early 20th century
supportedBy various Lebanese Christian leaders
various Lebanese Muslim leaders
timeOfIndependence 22 November 1943
usedMethod diplomatic pressure on France
mass demonstrations
political negotiation
press and intellectual activism

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Al-Saḥa al-Shuhadāʼ historicalEventAssociation Lebanese independence movement