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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > F. The Middle East and North Africa, 1914–1945 > 2. The Middle East > f. Lebanon | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| f. Lebanon | |
| 1918, Oct. 7 | |
| French landing in Beirut following the Ottoman evacuation of Lebanon. British forces entered the city the next day and formally imposed a military administration under French supervision. | 1 |
| 1919, Nov. 10 | |
| The French government under Clemenceau announced its support for a separate Lebanese state. | 2 |
| Nov. 21 | |
| Arrival in Beirut of Gen. Henri Gouraud, the high commissioner for the French mandate. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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