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Bachir Gemayel
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Lebanese politician and militia commander and President of Lebanon (1947-1982)
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Bachir Pierre Gemayel (1947–1982) was a Lebanese lawyer, politician, and condottiero. Born in Ashrafieh, Beirut, he was the son of Pierre and Geneviève Gemayel and the brother of Amine Gemayel. He was educated at Saint Joseph University of Beirut and spoke Arabic, English, and French. A member of the Kataeb Party and a Christian, he served as president-elect.
Gemayel was married to Solange Gemayel, and they had a son named Nadim Gemayel. He died on September 14, 1982, in Ashrafieh, Beirut, due to homicide. His name in the native language is بشير الجميّل.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
Discography
- Snipers / Knives2010
- St. Charbel2010
- Walls of War2017
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 162
- Total plays
- 1,394
Tags
NOISE PROJECT. Chicago based Mack Rabiech Chami is linked to three very different noise projects: Bachir Gemayel which is a mixture of HNW and Harsh Noise, Insurgent which is minimalist HNW/ static texturing project and lastly but hardly least power electronics project Koufar. All three projects have a very deep middle eastern interest running through them going from region, war and middle eastern culture. Bachir Gemayel runs another paralel NOISE projects such as: Insurgent, Koufar, Waddiah Ra
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of chronic coronary syndromes
· 2024 · cited 2,669x
- Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Cancer Biomarker: Consensus and Recommendations
· 2009 · cited 1,728x
- 12th Annual International Conference on Material Science and Engineering (12th ICMSE)
· 2025 · cited 1,083x
- A DNA vector-based RNAi technology to suppress gene expression in mammalian cells
· 2002 · cited 893x
- Gold nanoshell-localized photothermal ablation of prostate tumors in a clinical pilot device study
· 2019 · cited 834x
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Shafik Wazzan
- Preceded by
- Élias Sarkis
- Succeeded by
- Amine Gemayel
- Born
- ( 1947-11-10 ) 10 November 1947, Achrafieh , Beirut, Lebanon
- Died
- 14 September 1982 (1982-09-14) (aged 34), Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
- Cause of death
- Assassination
- Party
- Kataeb Party
- Spouse
- Solange Tutunji ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 )
- Children
- Maya Gemayel (1978–1980) , Youmna Gemayel, Nadim Gemayel
- Parent s
- Pierre Gemayel , Geneviève Gemayel
- Relatives
- Amine Gemayel (brother)
- Education
- Saint Joseph University
- Occupation
- Lawyer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Gemayel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Lebanon
- Place of birth
- Beirut
- Place of death
- Beirut
- Spouse
- Solange Gemayel
- Father
- Pierre Gemayel
- Mother
- Geneviève Gemayel
- Sibling
- Amine Gemayel
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- president-elect
- Educated at
- Saint Joseph University of Beirut
- Political party
- Kataeb Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Arabic
- Religion
- Christianity
- Family
- Gemayel family
- Conflict
- 1982 Lebanon War
- Image
- Bachir While Giving A Speech.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Bachir Pierre Gemayel
- date of birth
- 1947-11-10
- date of death
- 1982-09-14
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- بشير الجميّل
- cause of death
- bomb attack
- killed by
- Habib Shartouni
- handedness
- right-handedness
- place of burial
- Bikfaya
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Lebanese Forces
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Encyclopedic overview
Bachir Pierre Gemayel (Arabic: بشير بيار الجميّل, pronounced [baˈʃiːr ʒɪˈmajjɪl]; 10 November 1947 – 14 September 1982) was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982.
He founded and later became the supreme commander of the Lebanese Forces, uniting major Christian militias by force under the slogan of "Uniting the Christian Rifle". Gemayel allied with Israel and his forces fought the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Syrian Army. He was elected president on 23 August 1982, but was assassinated before taking office on 14 September, via a bomb explosion by Habib Shartouni, a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.
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