Lebanese President-Elect Slain

"Phalange Delivers 3 Gemayel Assassins to Lebanese Government"

News article

By: Mona Ziade

Date: April 26, 1983

Source: The Associated Press

About the Author: Mona Zaide was a journalist for United Press International before going to work at the Associated Press. She then joined the Daily Star, an English language newspaper in Lebanon where she worked as both national and managing editor. Zaide is the Communications Officer for the World Bank.

INTRODUCTION

The assassination of Lebanese President-elect Bashir Gemayel on September 14, 1982 became the spark that ignited two days of bloodshed in Sabra and Shatila, Palestinian refugee camps located in southern Lebanon....

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