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LEBANON

Lebanon is home to a resilient 6,788,228 people from predominantly Muslim and Christian backgrounds. Coming out of a fifteen year civil war in 1990, the country was faced with a insurmountable sum of debt left from multiple culprits in previous leadership. Amid financial collapse, an explosion in Beirut on August 4th, 2020 set off a cascade of civil unrest and bottled up distrust of the governing systems. Administrative changes have been made to the Government of Lebanon as recently as September 10th, 2021, although the public is not yet satiated.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEARNING RESOURCES

Governing Systems

Economic Collapse

Beirut Port Explosion

“We are all for the Country, the Sublime and The Flag”.

-National Motto of Lebanon

LEARNING RESOURCES

Background

Lebanon | People, Language, Religion, & HistoryLebanon, country consisting of a narrow strip of territory on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It was home to ancient Phoenician settlements at sites that continued to be important centers of trade into the modern era. Lebanon became independent in 1943 with Beirut as its capital.

Timeline: Lebanon's ordeal from civil war to port blastOne of the worst years in Lebanon's tumultuous history is drawing to a close with the country reeling from the aftermath of a massive chemical explosion and an economic meltdown that looks set to cause even more trouble in 2021.

Lebanon profile - TimelineA chronology of key events in the history of Lebanon

Governing Systems

Lebanon’s politics and politiciansExplaining Lebanon’s political system, the influence of religion, armed groups such as Hezbollah, and corruption in the state.

Lebanon unveils new government after 13-month impasse | DW | 10.09.2021Billionaire businessman Najib Mikati has named his Cabinet as Lebanon faces one of the toughest crises in its history.

Lebanon government wins confidence vote as parliament hit by power cutLebanon's new government won a vote of confidence on Monday for a policy programme that aims to remedy a devastating economic crisis, despite the parliamentary session being delayed when the lights went off due to power shortages.

Economic Collapse

The Economic Crisis In Lebanon May Be One Of The Worst In The World Since The 1800sThe once-thriving middle class in Beirut, Lebanon, has collapsed amid a historic economic crisis. Banks are freezing withdrawals and pharmacies are running out of medicines.

Explainer: Lebanon's financial meltdown and how it happenedLebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with little to show for their spending binge.

Biden promises $100 million in aid to crisis-hit LebanonBut US president warns 'no amount of outside assistance will ever be enough' if Lebanon's leaders do not commit to reforms

Riots in Lebanon over economy injure 10 soldiers, protestersBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese troops deployed in the northern city of Tripoli early Sunday taking positions around major state institutions after a night of protests and riots against worsening living conditions left several protesters and 10 soldiers injured.

Economic crisis, severe shortages make Lebanon 'unlivable'

Beirut Port Explosion

Lebanon: Evidence Implicates Officials in Beirut BlastTargeted Sanctions, International Investigation Only Path to Justice

How a Massive Bomb Came Together in Beirut’s Port (Published 2020)Fifteen tons of fireworks. Jugs of kerosene and acid. Thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate. A system of corruption and bribes let the perfect bomb sit for years.

Beirut blast: One year on, justice remains elusiveLebanon's authorities have blocked investigation at every turn

“They Killed Us from the Inside”Update 9/8/2021: In a letter dated August 17, 2021, General Joseph Aoun, the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, responded to Human Rights Watch stating that the Army Command is unable to answer questions on the events that led to the Beirut Blast, as they relate to an ongoing investigation.

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