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Kataeb Party
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Lebanese Christian democratic political party
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kataeb Party is referenced by 1,289 other articles, and connects out to Sabra and Shatila massacre, Tel al-Zaatar massacre and Lebanese Forces.
It sits within the topics 1936 establishments in Mandatory Syria, Anti-communist parties and Centre-right parties in Asia.
Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Abbreviation
- Kataeb
- Secretary general
- Walid Fares
- President
- Samy Gemayel
- Founder
- Pierre Gemayel
- Founded
- 5 November 1936 ( 1936-11-05 )
- Headquarters
- Saifi, Beirut
- Military wing
- Kataeb Regulatory Forces (1937–1961, 1961–1980)
- Ideology
- Lebanese nationalism , Christian democracy , Social conservatism , Maronite politics , Historical: , Falangism , Anti-communism , Christian nationalism , Phoenicianism
- Political position
- Centre-right , Historical: , Right-wing to far-right
- Religion
- Mostly Christianity (officially secular)
- National affiliation
- Helf Alliance (1968–1969), Lebanese Front (1976–1986), March 14 Alliance (2005–2016), Lebanese Opposition (2016–2025)
- European affiliation
- European People's Party (regional partner)
- International affiliation
- Centrist Democrat International , International Democracy Union
- Colours
- Green, White, Brown (customary)
- Slogan
- God. Homeland. Family.
- Parliament of lebanon
- 5 / 128
- Cabinet of lebanon
- 1 / 24
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- lebanesekataeb.com/home
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- Commons category
- Kataeb
- native label
- الكتائب اللبنانية, Social Democratic Party of Lebanon
- sRGB color hex triplet
- 9C514A
- inception
- 1936-08-01
- number of seats in assembly
- 4
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Encyclopedic overview
The Kataeb Party (lit. 'Battalions Party'), officially the Kataeb Party – Lebanese Social Democratic Party (Arabic: حزب الكتائب اللبنانية – الحزب الديمقراطي الاجتماعي اللبناني Ḥizb al-Katā'ib al-Lubnānīya), historically known as the Phalangist Party, is a Lebanese nationalist political party in Lebanon.
Founded by Pierre Gemayel in 1936, the party and its paramilitary wings played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), opposing Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon as well as collaborating with Israel. The Phalangists were responsible for the Black Saturday massacre, the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, Ehden massacre, and the Karantina massacre. In 1982, Pierre's youngest son Bachir, the leader of the party's militia, was elected President, but was assassinated before he could take office. This led to Phalangist militiamen committing the infamous Sabra and Shatila massacre during the 1982 war, with support from the IDF.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kataeb Party” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.