Encyclopedia - Maronite: Encyclopedia - Maronite
Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢܝܐܶ; in Syriac, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic) are members of an Eastern Catholic Church in full com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - History
During the Ancien Régime, the flag of Saint-Denis was used -- red, with 2, 3 or 5 spikes. Originally, is was the personal flag of Charle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - History
During the Ancien Régime, the flag of Saint-Denis was used -- red, with 2, 3 or 5 spikes. Originally, it was the personal flag of Charle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Formation Of Militias
Constitutionally guaranteed Christian control of the government had come under increasing fire from Muslims and secular left wing groups ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maronite: Encyclopedia Ii - Maronite - History
In the early 5th century, a community gathered around the Christian hermit St. Maron. After his death in 435 (or 410, according to some s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Second Phase Of The War 1977-82
Lebanese Civil War - Israel intervenes in South Lebanon 1978. Israel Defense Forces entered South Lebanon with the declared purpose "t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Fourth Phase Of The War 1984-89
Lebanese Civil War - Worsening conflict and political crisis. Between 1985 and 1989, sectarian conflict worsened as various efforts at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Background To The War
Lebanese Civil War - Colonial roots. Main article: French Mandate of Lebanon Lebanon in its modern borders was established in 1920, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - End Of The Civil Strife
In March 1991, parliament passed an amnesty law that pardoned all political crimes prior to its enactment. The amnesty was not extended t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - First Phase Of The War 1975-77
Lebanese Civil War - Sectarian violence and civilian massacres. Throughout the Spring of 1975, minor clashes had been building up towar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Third Phase Of The War 1982-83
Lebanese Civil War - Israeli invasion of Lebanon. On 3 June 1982, the Abu Nidal Organization attempted to assassinate Israeli ambassad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - Influence
The flag of France represented a new revolutionary movement; as such, it influenced many other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - Design
The red and blue colours of the flag are now officially PANTONE "Reflex Blue" and PANTONE "Red 032", or RGB (0,85,164) and (239,65,53), o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maronite: Encyclopedia Ii - Maronite - Population
Some numerical estimates have ranged from 1.5 million to 7.5 million, but the exact population is unknown. It is estimated that 640,000 t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - Influence
The flag of France represented a new revolutionary movement; as such, it influenced many other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of France - Design
The colours adopted by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, replacing a previous darker version of the flag[1], are Currently the flag is 50% longe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Background To The War
Lebanese Civil War - Colonial roots. Main articles: French Mandate of Lebanon, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - The Plo And Regional Conflict
As a result of the Cairo Agreement in 1969, the Palestinians were legally allowed to operate as a militia within Lebanon, to fight Israel...   » Read the article