The First Rolling Online Time-line for the History of LEBANON. All major political events, elections, Presidents, Agreements, Pacts, Resolutions, Wars and Peace events, Escalations, Happenings, Clashes and Flashes... Feel free to email for proposed edits and additions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lebanese Republic -Anthem: Kulluna lil-watan lil 'ula lil-'alam -Area: 10,452 km²; Water (%) 1.6 -Population: February 2008 estimate 4,196,453; Density: 358/km² -Location: 33°54′N, 35°32′E Lebanese ethnicity is a mixture of Phoenician, Greek, Armenian, and Arab elements. Many Christian Lebanese do not identify as Arab, and prefer to be called Phoenician. The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than 7,000 years—predating recorded history. Lebanon was the home of the Phoenicians, a maritime culture that flourished for nearly 2,500 years (3000–539 BC). Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the five provinces that comprise modern Lebanon were mandated to France. Lebanon established a unique political system in 1942, known as confessionalism, a power-sharing mechanism based on religious communities. It was created when the French expanded the borders of Mount Lebanon, which was mostly populated by Maronite Catholics and Druze, to include more Muslim elements. The country gained independence in 1943, and French troops withdrew in 1946.
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