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| 1990, Oct. 13 | |
| Surrender of troops loyal to Gen. Michel Awn, who took refuge in the French embassy. The decisive factor that tipped the balance was Syria's offer (Oct. 10) to use its troops against Awn. | 1 |
| 1991, May 22 | |
| Signing of a Syrian-Lebanese treaty, which coordinated defense, foreign policy, and economic policy between the two countries. The pact effectively, if not officially, reduced Lebanon to an appendage of Syria (excepting the Israeli security zone in the extreme south). | 2 |
| Nov. 5 | |
| Signing of a peace accord by the rival Shi’ite militias, Amal and Hizbollah. | 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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