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| 1977, March 16 | |
| Assassination of Kamal Janbalat, leader of the Lebanese Druze community. The Syrian government was widely suspected of carrying out the murder. Janbulat's son, Walid, became the new Druze leader. | 1 |
| 1978 | |
| Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River. To maintain the security of their border, the Israelis left behind a peacekeeping force from the UN and a Greek Catholic militia. | 2 |
| Aug | |
| Disappearance of prominent Shi’ite spokesman and cleric Musa al-Sadr during a trip to Libya. | 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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