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Amine Gemayel

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Amine Pierre Gemayel (Arabic: أمين بيار الجميٌل, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ʔæmiːn ɪlʒmaj.jɪl]; born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese politician who served as the eighth president of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. Gemayel was born in Bikfaya to Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the Christian Kataeb Party (also known as the "Phalanges"). He worked as a lawyer, then was elected as a deputy for Northern Metn in 1970 by-election, following the death of his uncle, Maurice Gemayel, and once again in the 1972 general election. At the start of the Lebanese Civil War, the Phalanges were a member of the Lebanese Front, allied with Syria against the leftist National Movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amine Gemayel is the 5,510th most popular politician (down from 3,631st in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 21st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Lebanese Politician.

Amine Gemayel was the president of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. He was assassinated in a car bombing in 1982.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Amine Gemayel ranks 5,510 out of 19,576. Before him are Beatrice of Vermandois, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Yaroslav II of Vladimir, Emperor Go-Toba, Siraj ud-Daulah, and Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg. After him are Iltutmish, Ferenc Mádl, Bermudo I of Asturias, Pausanias of Orestis, Hannibalianus, and Francesco Crispi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Amine Gemayel ranks 133. Before him are Bert Sakmann, Geneviève Bujold, Mirjana Marković, Koji Funamoto, Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, and Prince Michael of Kent. After him are Ivo Viktor, Péter Nádas, Scott Wilson, Anita Pallenberg, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, and Roger Ebert.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Amine Gemayel ranks 33 out of 145. Before him are Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), Maria of Montferrat (1192), Kamal Jumblatt (1917), Delphine Seyrig (1932), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), and Walid Jumblatt (1949). After him are Tammam Salam (1945), Fouad Siniora (1943), Mia Khalifa (1993), Alfonso Jordan (1103), Abbas al-Musawi (1952), and Zeno of Sidon (-150).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Amine Gemayel ranks 15. Before him are Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Michel Suleiman (1948), Maria of Montferrat (1192), Kamal Jumblatt (1917), and Walid Jumblatt (1949). After him are Tammam Salam (1945), Fouad Siniora (1943), Alfonso Jordan (1103), Abbas al-Musawi (1952), Pierre Gemayel (1905), and Raymond II, Count of Tripoli (1115).

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