History Lebanon

 Historical dates

3,000 BC: Settlement of Canaanites and Phenicians.
332 BC: Conquest by Alexander the Great.
66 BC-395 AD: Roman occupation.
395-634: Byzantine domination.
634-750: Omeyyades reign from their capital, Damas.
750-977: Abbassid dynasty.
1098-1291: The Crusaders rule.
1291-1516: The Mamelukes control the region.
1516-1918: The Ottomans defeat the Mamelukes and take control of the region for four centuries.
1920-1943: The French mandate in Syria and Lebanon.
1943: Lebanese Independence and birth of an independent parliamentary republic.
1948: Arab-Israeli war. Inflow of Palestinian refugees.
1975: Beginning of the civil war.
1987: Arrival of Syrian troops in west Beirut.
1989: Taef Agreements by which peace was gradually restored.
1990: End of the civil war.
2000: Withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon after 20 years of occupation.
2001: Partial withdrawal of Syria's troops.
February 2005: Assassination of Rafic Hariri (former Prime Minister) and protests break out against the pro-Syrian regime. Syrian troops ask to withdraw.
March 2005: Resignation of Lebanese Omar Karame from the pro-Syrian government.
7 March 2005: Following a meeting between Lebanese (Emile Lahoud) and Syrian (Bachar Al-Assad) heads of state, Syrian troops are redeployed to Bekaa (14,000 Syrian soldiers were still in Lebanon).
9 March 2005: The pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karame is reappointed by President Lahoud and he forms a new government.
14 March 2005: Syrian troops withdraw from northern Lebanon and the Metn mountains and move towards the plain of Bekaa
13 April 2005: Prime Minister Omar Karame submits his second resignation, which is approved by President Emile Lahoud.
15 April 2005: The new Prime Minister, Mr Najib Mikati, is a former pro-Syrian minister.
26 April 2005: All Syrian troops withdraw from Lebanon.
June 2005: Fouad Siniora is appointed Prime Minister by President Emile Lahoud.
July 2006: The Israeli attack in southern Lebanon to eradicate Hezbollah.