Word: bechara
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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LEBANON (pop. 1,229,000, half of them Christians): independent republic; split off from Syria in 1941. Head of state: President BECHARA EL KHOURY, 61. Capital, Beirut, is an intellectual center with famed American University. Army: tiny but loyal to government, with 5,000 men. Member of Arab League...