Lebanon Historyتاريخ لبنانالعربيةFull timeline

Post-2005 assassinations

14 events

• 1 October 2004Attempt on Marwan HamadehOn 1 October 2004 a car bomb exploded beside the convoy of the former minister Marwan Hamadeh, a close associate of…
• 14 February 2005Assassination of Rafik HaririRafik Hariri and MP Bassel Fleihan were killed by a car bomb in the Saint George–Ain el-Mreisseh area on 14 February.
• 2 June 2005Samir Kassir assassinatedOn 2 June 2005 the journalist and historian Samir Kassir, one of the figures of 14 March and an opponent of the Syrian…
• 21 June 2005George Hawi assassinatedOn 21 June 2005 the former secretary-general of the Communist Party George Hawi was killed by a bomb in his car in Wata…
• 25 September 2005Attempt on May ChidiacOn 25 September 2005 a bomb exploded in the car of the broadcaster May Chidiac in Jounieh; she lost an arm and a leg.…
• 12 December 2005Gebran Tueni assassinatedOn 12 December 2005 the deputy and editor of "An-Nahar" Gebran Tueni was killed by a car bomb in Mkalles the day after…
• 21 November 2006Assassination of Pierre GemayelOn 21 November 2006 the industry minister Pierre Amine Gemayel was assassinated by gunmen who intercepted his car in…
• 13 June 2007Assassination of Walid EidoOn 13 June 2007 the deputy Walid Eido (Future Movement) and his son were assassinated by a car bomb at the Manara in…
• 19 September 2007Assassination of Antoine GhanemOn 19 September 2007 the Kataeb deputy Antoine Ghanem was assassinated by a car bomb in Sin el-Fil together with six…
• 12 December 2007Assassination of General François al-HajjOn 12 December 2007 Brigadier General François al-Hajj, the army's chief of operations, commander of the Nahr al-Bared…
• 25 January 2008Assassination of officer Wissam EidOn 25 January 2008 Captain Wissam Eid, the Information Branch investigator who analysed the telecommunications networks…
• 19 October 2012Assassination of Wissam al-HassanOn 19 October 2012 Major General Wissam al-Hassan, head of the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces and…
• 27 December 2013Assassination of Mohamad ChatahOn 27 December 2013 the former minister Mohamad Chatah, Saad Hariri's adviser and an opponent of Hezbollah's…
• 4 February 2021Assassination of Lokman SlimOn 4 February 2021 the Shia activist and researcher Lokman Slim, an opponent of Hezbollah, was found shot dead in his…