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Revision as of 15:18, 4 February 2006 by 220.239.174.20 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Lebanese Front was a right-wing coalition of mainly Christian parties during the Lebanese Civil War. It was intended to act as a counter force to the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) of Kamal Jumblatt.
Its main participants were the Kataeb Party (Phalange) of Pierre Gemayel, Suleiman Franjieh and his Marada Brigade, the National Liberal Party (NLP) of Camille Chamoun and the Guardians of the Cedars of Etienne Saqr. Suleiman Franjieh's Marada ended its connection with the Lebanese Front in 1978, the year his son Tony and his family was killed. The Kataeb unsuccessfully tried to take over the Marada by force.
The Lebanese Front was a lose political coalition, but the joining of the party militias into the unified Lebanese Forces had a lasting effect. The Lebanese Forces developed, under the command of Bashir Gemayel, later Samir Geagea, into one of the strongest militias of the war. It is presently a political party in the Lebanese Parliament.
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