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1970 · Lebanon History

1 January 1970Capture of an Israeli soldier
2 January 1970Attack on Kfar Kila
6 January 1970The Communist Party announces the "Popular Guard" to defend southern villages
8 May 1970Avivim school-bus attack launched from Lebanon
10 July 1970Attempt on Wadie Haddad
15 July 1970Attempt on George Habash
22 July 1970Hijacking of Olympic Airways flight 255
4 August 1970Chehab declines to run againOn 4 August 1970 former president Fouad Chehab issued a statement declining to run for the presidency despite his…
17 August 1970Election of Suleiman FrangiehOn 17 August 1970 parliament elected Suleiman Frangieh president by a single vote over Elias Sarkis, the Chehabists'…
6 September 1970Four airliners hijacked
16 September 1970Black SeptemberFighting between the Jordanian army and the Palestinian resistance, ending with the fedayeen's departure from Jordan to…
28 September 1970Death of Gamal Abdel NasserOn 28 September 1970 Gamal Abdel Nasser died of a heart attack the day after the Cairo summit that stopped the fighting…
13 November 1970Hafez al-Assad's coup in SyriaOn 13 November 1970 defence minister Hafez al-Assad carried out the "Corrective Movement" and overthrew Salah Jadid.