Mohammad Choucair

Mohammad Choucair
Born ?
Died 2 August 1987
West Beirut
Cause of death assassination
Nationality Lebanese
Religion Christian Maronite Church

Mohammad Choucair (died 2 August 1987) was a Lebanese Maronite politician, who was assassinated on 2 August 1987.[1]

Career

Choucair was a special advisor to the former Lebanese president Amine Gemayel.[2] He actively participated in the negotiations of the 1987 peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel.[3][4]

Death

Choucair was assassinated inside his home in the Syrian controlled part of West Beirut on 2 August 1987.[2][5] The alleged perpetrators were Syrian agents.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Knudsen, Are (2010). "Acquiescence to Assassinations in Post-Civil War Lebanon?". Mediterranean Politics. 15 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1080/13629391003644611.
  2. 1 2 "Assassination of Mohammad Choucair". LGIC. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Gambill, Gary C.; Daniel Nassif (April 2001). "Syria's Campaign to Silence Lebanese Muslims". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 3 (4). Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Gambill, Gary C. (May 2012). "How Washington lost Syria". Foreign Policy Research Institute. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "History of Lebanon". RCPL. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Syrian Chronicals 1973-1990". Tayyar. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Lebanon Under Syrian Occupation". GOIC. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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