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Shia Muslims Sunni Muslims Christians and Druze are the main population groups in a country that has been a refuge for the regions minorities for centuries After the fall of the Ottoman Empire the League of Nations put Lebanon under a French mandate until it declared independence in the Second World War

Lebanon profile Overview Facts Leaders Media Timeline A chronology of key events 15161918 Lebanon part of the Ottoman Empire 1920 September The League of Nations grants the mandate for Lebanon and Syria to France which creates the State of Greater Lebanon out of the provinces of Mount Lebanon north Lebanon south Lebanon and the

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Najib Mikati Lebanons richest man returned to head the government in September 2021 having served as prime minister twice before His appointment ended months of political paralysis as the

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The outbreak of fighting in the north of the country on 20 May has added a new twist to Lebanons problems Clashes between the Lebanese army and a shadowy group called Fatah alIslam based in a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli have left dozens dead

Lebanon has also seen several large influxes of Palestinian refugees They and their descendants make up as much as a tenth of the countrys population and are almost all housed in shanty towns

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