Lebanese Civil War 1975-1976

<body> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="5">Lebanese Civil War 1975-1976</font></b></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Lebanon's different Muslim groups, principally the Shi'ite, Sunni, and Druse (Druze) sects, which made up about half the population, were discontented with the 1943 National Pact, which established a dominant political role for the Christians (Phalange Party or Phalangists), especially the Maronites, in the central government. Palestinians also lived in Lebanon, particularly in the south in refugee camps or in bases from which guerrillas of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) carried out attacks on neighboring Israel. Lebanese Muslims tended to sympathize with the PLO...</font></p> <p><a href="lebanon1975.htm"><font face="Arial" size="2">Lebanon Civil War 1975-1990</font></a></p> </body>