April 13 (1): A Sudden Spark or the Culmination of a Crisis?

Michel Touma, 13/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Palestinians PLO civil war April 13 Kataeb Ain el Remmaneh

Ain el-Remmaneh, Sunday, April 13, 1975. A religious ceremony is held around 10 in the morning, to mark the inauguration of a Melkite church in this working-class suburb of Beirut, a stronghold of Lebanon’s main Christian parties. Several prominent figures are present, including President Camille Chamoun and Kataeb leader Pierre Gemayel. During ...