The first president of independent Lebanon, Bechara al-Khoury. (Credit: Photo archives L'Orient-Le Jour)
The election of Bechara al-Khoury to the presidency in September 1943 signaled the imminent independence of Lebanon, which was still under French mandate, at the time.Khoury, who was Britain’s preferred candidate, was then working as a lawyer in the...
The election of Bechara al-Khoury to the presidency in September 1943 signaled the imminent independence of Lebanon, which was still under French mandate, at the time.Khoury, who was Britain’s preferred candidate, was then working as a lawyer in the...