Lebanon’s Prime Minister Karami Resigns
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Lebanon
- Date: May 6, 1992
Article abstract: Collapse of the government left Lebanon firmly under Syrian control, exposed to continued civil strife, wracked by a failed economy, and battered by the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Karami Resigns
Reappointed as Lebanon’s prime minister by pro-Syrian president Elias Hrawi on December 24, 1990, Omar Karami, a Sunni Muslim, confronted almost the same intractable problems he had faced upon his previous appointment to that office in 1984. During Karami’s new term in office, Lebanon continued to be torn by civil strife in Beirut and elsewhere...
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