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| | Lebanon: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com |
 | | As the UN departed, the Israelis turned their strongholds over to a Christian militia that they had organized, instead of to the UN force. |
 | | The second Israeli invasion came on June 6, 1982, after an assassination attempt by Palestinian terrorists on the Israeli ambassador in London. |
 | | In Aug. 2004, in a stark reminder of its continuing iron grip on Lebanon, Syria insisted that Lebanon's pro-Syrian president, Émile Lahoud, remain in office beyond the constitutional limit of one six-year term. |
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