Lebanese-Forces.org

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Lebanese Forces Official Web Site

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About The Lebanese Forces

The "Lebanese Forces" was created as a result of excruciating circumstances in Lebanon in late seventies when the Lebanese Christian community felt the need to defend itself against impending internal and external dangers and threats. These dangers were amplified by the fact that the government with its entire infrastructure proved to be impotent in containing the Palestinian military presence in Lebanon, which threatened Lebanon’ sovereignty and independence. The resistance forces consisted of several separate factions: the Phalangists, The National Liberal Party, Al-Tanzeem Party and the Guardians of The Cedars, who took a multi-lateral decision on August 1976 to consolidate the war efforts and to establish a unified resistance military council under the command of the late Lebanese president "Bashir Gemayel".

Bashir Gemayel founded the "Lebanese Forces". He created it, organized the cadres and he molded it with his own patriotic spirit, hopes and aspirations. He transformed it to play a dual role in the Christian community, a defensive military machine (30,000 fighters) and a sophisticated infrastructure that served the Christian community politically, economically, socially and by providing it with both radio and TV stations. He continued to serve in that capacity until he was elected president of Lebanon in 1982, and consequently his assassination by the enemies of Lebanon on September 14, 1982.

After the assassination, the "Lebanese Forces" went into a state of shock and paralysis that lasted few years until January 15, 1986 when Dr. "Samir Geagea" assumed its leadership. On that day the winds of change started blowing and the march of rebuilding, reform and modernization started moving forward. The "Lebanese Forces" became the institution holding a historical political proposition for the Lebanese Christian community aiming at:

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