The soldier who became President of Lebanon: Fouad Chehab | Al Jazeera World Documentary
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2023
- Fouad Chehab was commander of the Lebanese army after the country gained independence from France.
When Lebanon stood on the brink of civil war in 1958, a group of politicians asked him to take over the presidency. He accepted but never intended to see out his term in office.
In the end, he stayed on - and by aiming to rise above Lebanon’s sectarian divisions, he managed to build many of the institutions that took the country into the 21st century.
This is the story of a soldier who may not have set out to lead his country, but who effectively founded the modern Lebanese state.
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Id rather you shed some light about how inhumain was fouad shehab's approach re the palestinian refuges, how his second bureau guys used to treat them like lepers.. besides about his role in bank intra's bankrupcy just because the owner was palestinian and economically influential! How they shared the booties: MEA and casino du liban!
Best lebanese president. He had integrity, he was honest, humble & always thought about Lebanon's priorities. He was different from all other presidents. The only one who didn't make money after being a president! Chapeau Fouad Chehab! Lebanon needs you so much today 💔🙏
Honesty, integrity, and compassion for the poor. Wish there will be more leaders like President Chehab of Lebanon to inspire people to do better.
My country Lebanon lacks men like this giant person.
@Aziz Ibragimov シ Are you gay please?
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@Aziz Ibragimov シ nothing, please by all means continue
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مع الأسف تفتقر هذه البلاد إلى رجال عظماء مثل الرئيس شهاب ... كل عصر يشبه رجاله!
Those were the days when Lebanon was leading in the region in Education, health care, journalism, tourism, finance, art, music and fashion. Lebanon was one of the worlds foremost banking and financial centres, and back then the banking network was highly developed and that’s the west called Lebanon the Switzerland of the Middle East.
Same for Syria 🇸🇾🥲
It's time we stop bleating about the lebanese financial chefs de œuvre !That was a bubble unfortunately. The orchestrated bank intra bankruptcy , the confiscation of the MEA and casino du liban and sharing the booties was the most heinous financial crime that lead to the current crisis! Since its inception lebanon never stopped to be ruled by cleptocratcrates, kakistocrates and scatocrates!
Then…. The Islamic terrorists took over
Time for the Chehabist to govern this CedarLand & rescue this Nation in starving
❤. Thank you for this. It's good to appreciate those who built our country and their idea and fight for a Free Lebanon. We haven't been taught this part of our history in school.
So true, Rania. Most history, from my fading memory, was about Islamic civilisation and its expansion. Where is the Arab world now compared to the modernity and civilisation of the West?
@@charlestannous5986 Oh Charles, you have no idea what I've been finding. Whether it's modern history or ancient, wow! Our ancestors, and comtemporary, went through a lot to give us Lebanon, Charles. And the little bit of democracy (also bloqued) that we value so much. May God always protect Lebanon and all Lebanese people.
In term of the Islamic civilisation, you will be surprised, the more I'm researching, the more I'm finding a lot of cool stuff, incredible art to start with, commerce and influence that extends everywhere, strong military as we know. But the problem is that people were always faced with repressive/ dictatorial regimes. Let's hope now we have a new dawn with all the nahda and modernism in Dubai and Doha and KSA.
hii Renoooooooo
Thank you Al Jazeera for this great documentary
Glad you enjoyed it, dear Karine.
رئيس لن يتكرر ، وهو الرئيس اللبناني الوحيد الذي عمل لبناء وطن حقيقي ، وكان لبنانياً حقيقياً ورجل دولة بإمتياز وباني الجيش والمؤسسات . رحم الله الرئيس فؤاد شهاب
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Born in 1902 as per wiki and not 1912 as mentioned in this documentary
but eventually it becomes bitter as wormwood
and sharp as a double - edged sword.
Un vrai Homme D'Etat
AL Amir Fouad A. CHEHAB
I believe all what president Chehab but i don’t believe any word of all other politician’s .
The truth of the matter is Lebanon the country could never be the same or as successful as the Lebanese diaspora
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I think Lebanon no longer has the capacity to produce a such man with such characters, due to everyone who is capable of having left the country. Why return to a disaster, where another bigger disaster is waiting to happen. Not worth salvaging a train wreck with distorted wreckage and mess.
Lebanon need a new leader like General FOUAD CHEHAB but where with microscope.
Represent the strong lebanese state who is against him is for sure with weak state.
the quaryshi tribe were the rulers and aristocrats of pre islamic arabia
what does that have to do with this documentary? did you even bother watching it before your comment?
please keep nelson out of this
As long as there are those who believe that pan-arabism is or was the answer to a greater Arab world, you can kiss goodbye to a stable Middle East. Lebanon defended the Palestinian cause since the 1940s, a cause from which we should have detached ourselves. We backed regimes that harbour domination over Lebanon, from Syria, from the left to islamist regimes. It would be more noble to forget them all and reconcile with our southern neighbour, Israel. If Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab states can make peace, so can Lebanon. Now let the criticism start 🙃
The "we" you are talking about is not really a "we". Not everybody wanted pan arabism in Lebanon. I agree with you that Lebanon should be neutral. All countries pretend to have issues with this or that, but in the end, they do what is in their interest. Look at Emirates and Iran for example, and the many business deals between them.
@@RaniaKaram I love your positivity (where have I heard that before?). Lebanon is eternal
The only way for the Middle East to prosper is to reunite Lebanon, Syria, Jordan etc, as one powerful nation, as long as all the arab states are divided & controlled by evil regimes/politicians nothing will ever be fixed. Lebanon itself cannot rule itself, it has far too many sects and divisions, only way for it to prosper is by being a ruled by a more powerful power.
@@alshami7456 The "experiment" of Pan Arabism between Syria and Egypt lasted only 3 years. I respect your opinion, but no, definitely not suitable for Lebanon. Yes I know Lebanon has sectarian problems, well they were also there when we were under ottoman rule, strong power, we still had issues. Lebanon had only 30 years to build a nation after independance, before we had the war. It's not a lot of time to build a country. All nations go through a lot and many wars sometimes, before things get better.
@@RaniaKaram there will always be issues, but Lebanon can never work when the majority of its citizens don't even believe in it. As a Sunni Muslim I can tell you as Muslims we don't believe in dividing people based on a French drawn border, our Syrian & Palestinian brothers are our people too. Then you have the Shias who have clearly shown their allegiance is with Iran. Lebanon is a fantasy it can never work. This is why I say the only viable solution in the long run will be for Lebanon to unite with Syria. Now I don't mean the current Syrian regime, but a fair and just state that would give all the people of the area incl palestinians and syrians equal rights and opportunities, and be a strong enough power to repel foreign influence from foreign countries such as Iran or the US, which a small country like Lebanon can never achieve. This vision is still very far off maybe even 100years, but this is the ONLY viable solution for us.
He was a good army commander, tried to rule Lebanon following the military regime by using malicious force just like the other arab countries which followed the phylosophy of rulling by force created by Jamal Abdel Nasser.
He had Zero experience in international affairs neither politically nor economically, he ruined certain foreign affairs between with some friendly Arab countries which were previously established by President Chamoun.
He did not organize well the government institutions as his followers claim, but he managed well to organize the army only.
His narrow vision and uncalculated internal policies helped establishing internal aggression against the state of lebanon from the palestinians that lead the country to a civil war latter on.
5th largest populated country Saar 🇵🇰 pls respect my country Saar 🇵🇰 u all are jealous of my country 😋 we make football ⚽ for world cup Saar that's why u jelous 🇵🇰 Pakistan zindabad 🇵🇰💪💪💪💪
Ya we are all jealous of the majority of the people who dont know what hygiene is
You lost 5000 viewers due to french like to whisper to freaky whispering arabs
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Lebanese are not Arabs .
And u are worse if you think so ..cuz God made them ..do you you God Christ Jesus if you don't then sorry you're lost
His attitude toward the palestinian refugees and their camps was injustifiable..they were treated like lepers..like animals were enclosed in their badly maintained camps and controlled by his second bureau vicious guys..he was no angel as you are trying to portray him..racist, heartless palestinopho e! Besides what made Lebanon prosper is not his ingenuity but the fact that lebanon benefited from the Israeli occupation of palestine which was up until then the hub of the economy in the middle east..he engendered the feeling of animosity in the palestinian community which lead to mutinous actions later!
And the moment they stopped treating them like that, the PLO entered Lebanon, armed the camps, and started street battles with the Lebanese Army, which culminated into the Lebanese War in 1975.
Turns out Chehab was right about the issue concerning the Palestinians.
It’s a shame he couldn’t complete the job
@@emmanuelkhouri2751No wonder you are already notorious all over the world for your arrogance, racism, jingoism, pretentiousness, xenophobia , and to top it all corruption!
It is indeed a shame that he still had some vestiges of humanity and you should hate him for that in the name of the father the son and the holy ghost!
Some of you prétend to be cosmopolitan outside your country..arrivistes is what they are ! Deep down they are the most egregious insular chauvinistic and xénophobe species..especially when it comes to people they deem below their purported high status! Pretentious, superficial, fake and vain to the bones! Sad!
@@mjb2697you bet! he should have been more clairvoyant . He was shortsighted enough not to see the discriminated against lebanese people, the underprivileged and the grassroots who rallied with them! The boat was rocked, the status quo was questioned and ipso facto no stopping the flood! It's time you stop looking for a scapegoat and turning a blind eye to the elephant is in your room!
@لبنان العظيم 🇱🇧 The Great Lebanon not surprising! One cant get blood out of a turnip! You are the chosen ones, you are meant only to take! You had no qualms to live off the savings of the people in the banks. It's not your fault. You are wired this way!