Black Saturday (1975)
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Black Saturday (1975) was a notorious day of sectarian massacres and retaliatory killings in Beirut that marked a major escalation in the early phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Lebanese Civil War
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massacre ⓘ sectarian violence incident ⓘ |
| aftermath |
further breakdown of state authority in Lebanon
ⓘ
increased militia checkpoints in Beirut ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Al-Sabt al-Aswad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
1975 crimes in Lebanon
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December 1975 events in Asia ⓘ Massacres of the Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | discovery of bodies of kidnapped Christians in West Beirut ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
random killings at roadblocks
ⓘ
sectarian revenge attacks ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | day of mourning by some Lebanese communities ⓘ |
| conflict | Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| date | 6 December 1975 ⓘ |
| describedAs | turning point in the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| followedBy | further large-scale clashes in Beirut ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Christian–Muslim sectarian tensions in Lebanon
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Lebanese–Palestinian tensions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | reported by Lebanese and international press ⓘ |
| natureOfEvent | sectarian massacres and retaliatory killings ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | over 200 ⓘ |
| partOf |
1975 in the Lebanese Civil War
ⓘ
early phase of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Christian militias
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Kataeb Party militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Phalangist gunmen ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bus massacre of April 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
cycle of retaliatory violence
ⓘ
deepening sectarian polarization in Beirut ⓘ major escalation of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of the brutality of Lebanon's sectarian conflict ⓘ |
| target |
Muslim civilians
ⓘ
Palestinian civilians ⓘ drivers identified by sectarian affiliation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | single day of intense violence ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
East Beirut
NERFINISHED
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port area of Beirut ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | killing of four Phalangist militiamen ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime |
mass killing
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sectarian hate crime ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Muslims in Beirut
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Palestinians in Beirut ⓘ |
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