How simple it’s to dream of one thing that by no means was. On September 14 1982 president elect Bechir Gemayel was assassinated, having been elected however by no means sworn in. In different phrases, technically he by no means had a tenure. You’ll be able to examine his controversial election right here. When instructed that the Muslim faction was not blissful together with his election, Bechir uttered his well-known phrases: “Bokra byet3awado” (tomorrow they will get used to it). Properly, get used to it they didn’t just because, effectively, he was assassinated.
Apparently, the primary information after the explosion was that Gemayel was alive and effectively and serving to with the rescue efforts. Little by little, new began trickling in, that he was wounded, then gravely wounded, then ultimately lifeless. The story goes they solely acknowledged his stays by his hexagonal wedding ceremony ring.
I’m not digressing, what am attempting to say is that the person – whose management was principally to do away with all the opposite Christian warlords to develop into the only chief and ergo be final man standing – ultimately bought to be a president in the course of a bloody civil warfare in Lebanon having labored back-up by Israel, and ultimately Saudi Arabia and ergo the Arab league. Professional-Syrian MPs weren’t on board although.
So it’s fascinating that the Lebanese Forces, the militia he previously headed and which nonetheless exists, really has a poster that goes “that is how presidents are (constructed)”. Contemplating we by no means knew what sort of a president he can be, they assumed his presidency can be of an extremely excessive caliber. Which, in fact, convey us again to the concept that maybe propaganda is wishful pondering greater than the rest.
