Lebanese Forces

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The Lebanese Forces is a prominent Christian political party and former militia in Lebanon known for its significant role in the Lebanese Civil War and subsequent influence in Lebanese politics.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former militia ⓘ
political party ⓘ
activeInConflict Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
alliedWith Kataeb Party ⓘ
March 14 Alliance ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Sabra and Shatila massacre ⓘ
bannedPeriod 1994–2005 ⓘ
color red ⓘ
white ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
countryOfOperation Lebanon ⓘ
currentLeader Samir Geagea ⓘ
focusesOn Christian community interests in Lebanon ⓘ
foundedAsMilitia 1976 ⓘ
foundedBy Bachir Gemayel ⓘ
hasStudentWing Lebanese Forces Student Association ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
hasYouthWing Lebanese Forces Youth ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
headquartersLocation Maarab, Lebanon ⓘ
ideology Christian democracy ⓘ
Lebanese nationalism ⓘ
languageOfCommunication Arabic ⓘ
leaderImprisoned Samir Geagea ⓘ
leaderImprisonedFrom 1994 ⓘ
leaderImprisonedUntil 2005 ⓘ
legalizedAsParty 1991 ⓘ
militaryWingStatus disbanded ⓘ
notableLeader Bachir Gemayel ⓘ
Elie Hobeika ⓘ
Samir Geagea ⓘ
opposedTo Hezbollah ⓘ
Syrian presence in Lebanon ⓘ
opposes Syrian regime influence in Lebanon ⓘ
originatedFrom Kataeb Party militia ⓘ
Lebanese Front ⓘ
parliamentaryRepresentation Lebanese Parliament ⓘ
participatedIn Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
participatesIn Lebanese general elections ⓘ
politicalPosition right-wing ⓘ
re-emergedInPolitics post-2005 ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religiousOrientation Maronite Christian ⓘ
representedIn Lebanese government cabinets ⓘ
secondaryLanguageOfCommunication English ⓘ
French ⓘ
supports Lebanese sovereignty ⓘ
state monopoly on arms ⓘ
symbol cedar tree ⓘ
transformedInto civilian political party ⓘ
website https://www.lebanese-forces.com/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (46)

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

Cedar Revolution → supportedBy → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Mourabitoun militia → opposedTo → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Syrian siege of Zahle → belligerent → Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Lebanese Front → includedMilitia → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Lebanese Front → successor → Lebanese Forces (as main militia/political heir) ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Phalange Party militia → alliedWith → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Phalange Party militia → mergedInto → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Progressive Socialist Party militia → opposedTo → Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Battle of the Hotels → belligerent → Lebanese Front militias ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Mountain War (1983–1984) → mainBelligerent → Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
War of Elimination (1990) → belligerent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
War of Elimination (1990) → opponentOf → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Hundred Days War → mainBelligerent → Lebanese Front militias ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Sabra and Shatila massacre → perpetrator → Lebanese Christian militias ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Sabra and Shatila massacre → perpetrator → Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
March 14 Alliance → includesPoliticalParty → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Syrian occupation of Lebanon → opposedBy → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Lebanese Forces → hasYouthWing → Lebanese Forces Youth ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Lebanese Forces → hasStudentWing → Lebanese Forces Student Association ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Kataeb Party → alsoKnownAs → Phalanges Libanaises ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Samir Geagea → memberOfPoliticalParty → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Samir Geagea → militaryBranch → Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Guardians of the Cedars → alliedWith → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Tigers Militia → attackedBy → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Tigers Militia → rival → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Siege of Tel al-Zaatar → hasParticipant → Lebanese Christian militias ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Siege of Tel al-Zaatar → opposingForce → Lebanese Front militias ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Siege of Tel al-Zaatar → perpetrator → Lebanese Christian militias ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
War of the Mountain → belligerent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
War of the Mountain → opposedBy → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Battle of the Hotels → belligerent → Lebanese Front militias ⓘ
subject linked to: Hotel front
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Druze militias → opponent → Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Mountain War (Lebanon) → belligerent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Harb al-Miaw Yawm → belligerent → Lebanese Forces (early formations) ⓘ
subject linked to: Harb al-Miaw Yawm (Arabic)
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Bashir Gemayel → memberOf → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Amal militia → opposedTo → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Harb al-Ilgha → hasParticipant → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Harb al-Ilgha → hasParticipant → Samir Geagea-led Lebanese Forces faction ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Harb al-Ilgha → hasSide → Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Bachir Gemayel → militaryBranch → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
East Beirut → historicallyAssociatedWith → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
East Beirut → notableMilitiaPresence → Lebanese Forces militia ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
Lebanese militias → included → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
Ariel Sharon bore personal responsibility for ignoring the danger of a massacre → concernsActors → Lebanese Christian militias ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Forces
March 14 Alliance → hasComponent → Lebanese Forces ⓘ
subject linked to: March 14 Alliance in Lebanon
Suomi KP/-31 → usedBy → Lebanese forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun
linked to: Lebanese Forces