Lebanese National Movement

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The Lebanese National Movement was a leftist, multi-confessional political and militia alliance in Lebanon that sought major political reforms and played a central role in the early years of the Lebanese Civil War.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf left-wing political organization ⓘ
militia alliance ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ
activeInConflict Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
alliedWith Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ
causeOfDecline Syrian military intervention in Lebanon in 1976 ⓘ
assassination of Kamal Jumblatt in 1977 ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
dissolved late 1970s ⓘ
formed mid-1970s ⓘ
founder Kamal Jumblatt ⓘ
goal abolition of the Lebanese confessional political system ⓘ
major political reforms in Lebanon ⓘ
strengthening of Palestinian armed presence in Lebanon ⓘ
headquartersLocation Beirut ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
ideology Arab nationalism ⓘ
leftism ⓘ
secularism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
includesParty Arab Socialist Baath Party – Lebanon Region ⓘ
Lebanese Communist Party ⓘ
Nasserist organizations in Lebanon ⓘ
Progressive Socialist Party ⓘ
Syrian Social Nationalist Party (Lebanon) faction aligned with LNM ⓘ
influencedBy Arab socialist thought ⓘ
Marxism ⓘ
Nasserism ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
leader Kamal Jumblatt ⓘ
militaryWing various allied leftist and Palestinian militias ⓘ
notableLeader Kamal Jumblatt ⓘ
opposedSystem Lebanese confessional power-sharing system ⓘ
opposedTo Lebanese Front ⓘ
right-wing Christian militias in Lebanon ⓘ
politicalPosition left-wing ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religiousComposition multi-confessional ⓘ
roleInConflict major belligerent in the early years of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
significantEvent fought against Phalangist and other right-wing militias ⓘ
participated in the Battle of the Hotels in Beirut ⓘ
played a central role in the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975 ⓘ
succeededBy Lebanese National Resistance Front (in armed struggle context) ⓘ
supportedBy Palestinian factions in Lebanon ⓘ
many Lebanese Muslims ⓘ
some Lebanese Christians ⓘ
supportedCause Palestinian national movement ⓘ
typeOfOrganization umbrella coalition of parties and militias ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lebanese Civil War → hasParticipant → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Walid Jumblatt → movement → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Mourabitoun militia → alliedWith → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Lebanese Front → opposedTo → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Phalange Party militia → opposedTo → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Progressive Socialist Party militia → sideInConflict → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Progressive Socialist Party militia → alliedWith → Lebanese National Movement factions ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese National Movement
Progressive Socialist Party → alliance → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Saeb Salam → influencedBy → Lebanese nationalist movement ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese National Movement
Kataeb Party → foughtAgainst → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Saad Haddad → opposedBy → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Tigers Militia → opposedTo → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
Battle of the Hotels → belligerent → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ
subject linked to: Hotel front
Druze militias → politicalAlignment → Lebanese National Movement ⓘ