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8 May 1958

●Uprisings across Lebanon

AttackerPresidency➜TargetMuslim forces (generic)

In May 1958 an uprising broke out against President Camille Chamoun, led by the Nasserist and Muslim opposition (Saeb Salam, Rashid Karami, Kamal Jumblatt), after he joined the Eisenhower Doctrine and was accused of seeking a second term; it turned into a short civil war.

▲ Lebanon accepts the Eisenhower Doctrine
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