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26 February 1975
Assassination of Maarouf Saad
The killing of Maarouf Saad by the Lebanese army during the fishermen's demonstration in Sidon.
2 March 1975
Army withdrawal from Sidon
13 April 1975
Shots at Pierre Gemayel's motorcade
13 April 1975
The Ain el-Remmaneh bus
On the afternoon of 13 April 1975 Kataeb gunmen stopped a bus carrying Palestinians back from a rally in Tel al-Zaatar…
14 April 1975
Government demands the dissolution of the Kataeb
15 April 1975
Resignation of Prime Minister Rashid al-Solh
Prime minister Rashid al-Solh gave a speech in parliament accusing the Kataeb Party of the massacre, and noted that the…
15 April 1975
Fighting in West Beirut, Tel al-Zaatar and Tripoli
Between 15 and 20 April 1975 the clashes spread from Ain el-Remmaneh to Chiyah, Tel al-Zaatar, Dekwaneh and Tripoli,…
18 April 1975
Snipers and identity-card kidnapping checkpoints
From mid-April 1975 snipers spread along the front lines and checkpoints for kidnapping and killing on the basis of…
20 April 1975
First official ceasefire
The truce was announced after intense political pressure led by the prime minister of the time and President Suleiman…
23 May 1975
A military government appointed
On 23 May 1975 Frangieh appointed a military government headed by retired Brigadier Noureddine al-Rifai to restore…
30 May 1975
Black Thursday 1975
1 July 1975
Rashid Karami's government appointed
On 1 July 1975 Rashid Karami formed the six-minister "government of national salvation" after the failure of the…
1975
Guardians of the Cedars founded
18 August 1975
LNM announces its reform programme
10 September 1975
Army commander Iskandar Ghanem dismissed
10 September 1975
Beit Mellat massacre
25 October 1975
The Battle of the Hotels
The Battle of the Hotels began on 25 October 1975 between the National Movement and the Kataeb for control of the hotel…
6 December 1975
Black Saturday
On 6 December 1975 the bodies of four young Kataeb members were found on the Fanar road. Kataeb gunmen led by Joseph…