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 | | Because of the ongoing civil upheaval in 1943, the French authorities rounded up and imprisoned President Béchara El-Khoury, Prime Minister Riad Al-Solh and several ministers. |
 | | On November 11th, seven legislative deputies, Henri Pharaon, Maroun Kanaan, Saeb Salam, Sabri Hamadé, Rachid Beydoun, Saadi Al-Mounla and Mohamed Al-Fadl successfully stormed the French-guarded parliament building to raise the new national flag. |
 | | All the deputies had signed the model of the new flag, drawn by Henri Pharaon. |
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