1991 · Lebanon History
- 7 March 1991First Merkava tank destroyed near al-Ahmadiya
- 28 March 1991Decision to disarm the militiasThe Lebanese Forces, the Amal Movement, the Progressive Socialist Party, with Hezbollah excepted, and Lahd's army…
- 25 April 1991Ambush of an SLA patrol in the Western Beqaa
- 22 May 1991Election of Sayyed Abbas al-MusawiIn May 1991 Hezbollah's Shura Council elected Sayyed Abbas al-Musawi secretary-general in succession to Sheikh Sobhi…
- 22 May 1991The Treaty of Brotherhood, Cooperation and Coordination with SyriaOn 22 May 1991 Hrawi and Assad signed in Damascus the Treaty of Brotherhood, Cooperation and Coordination, which…
- 2 June 1991The heaviest Israeli raids since 1982
- 7 June 1991Appointment of forty MPs
- 1 July 1991The Battle of SidonFrom 1 to 4 July 1991 the Lebanese army attacked the Palestinian positions outside the Ain el-Hilweh and Mieh Mieh…
- 1 July 1991Blida ambush: deputy commander of the western sector killed
- 16 July 1991Kfar Houna ambush
- 8 August 1991John McCarthy released
- 26 August 1991The general amnesty lawOn 26 August 1991 parliament passed the general amnesty law for crimes committed before 28 March 1991, excepting the…
- 29 August 1991Aoun leaves for exile in FranceOn 29 August 1991 Michel Aoun left the French embassy, where he had taken refuge since the fall of Baabda, for exile in…
- 21 September 1991Exchange: 51 Khiam detainees for the body of an Israeli soldier
- 21 October 1991Fifteen detainees freed from Khiam and Israeli prisons
- 30 October 1991The Madrid peace conferenceOn 30 October 1991 the Madrid conference was held with a Lebanese delegation headed by Fares Boueiz alongside Syria,…
- 15 November 1991Lahd's militia kills an Irish UNIFIL soldier
- 18 November 1991Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland releasedOn 18 November 1991 Terry Waite was released after 1,763 days, together with the American Thomas Sutherland; Terry…
- 26 November 1991Two bombs on the Tallouseh–Markaba road
- 1 December 1991Twenty-five detainees freed from Khiam
- 2 December 1991Joseph Cicippio released
- 4 December 1991Release of the foreign hostages
- 26 December 1991Collapse of the Soviet UnionOn 26 December 1991 the Soviet Union was formally dissolved after Gorbachev's resignation; the Cold War ended, Syria…
- 29 December 1991Storming of the Rshaf position
- 30 December 1991The Basta bombing