15 October 1998

●Election of Emile Lahoud

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On 15 October 1998 parliament elected the army commander Emile Lahoud president after amending the constitution, with full Syrian support; Rafik Hariri refused to form the first government of his term, and Salim al-Hoss was appointed.

▲ Bashar al-Assad takes the Lebanon file from Khaddam; Shihabi retires Support Committee iftar: 1,352 operations in 1998 and an outstretched hand to the Lahoud era ▼

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Bashar al-Assad takes the Lebanon file from Khaddam; Shihabi retires

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Support Committee iftar: 1,352 operations in 1998 and an outstretched hand to the Lahoud era (context)

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