30 August 1976
●Founding of the Lebanese Forces
PartiesLebanese ForcesKataeb (Phalanges) Party
On 30 August 1976 the "Lebanese Forces" were announced as a unified military command for the militias of the Lebanese Front (the Kataeb, the Ahrar, the Guardians of the Cedars, the Tanzim) under Bachir Gemayel.