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| 1973 |
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| Unveiling of a new constitution, which granted the president enormous power, including the veto of legislation and the appointment of all senior executive and judicial officials. | 1 |
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| 1976, June |
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| The Syrian army entered Lebanon. The pretext of the occupation was to bolster the position of Christian forces and prevent a takeover by Palestinian radicals. Excepting the interlude of the Israeli invasion (1982–83) (See 1982, June 6), Syria established itself as the dominant outside power in Lebanon into the 1990s. | 2 |
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| 1979, Feb. 24 |
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| Opening of the Banias oil terminal, which served as an outlet for Iraqi oil. | 3 |
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| June |
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| Islamic militants murdered 60 Alawi cadets at the Aleppo artillery school. | 4 |
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