National Pact of 1943

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Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:context Lebanon's independence from France
gptkbp:country gptkb:Lebanon
gptkbp:effect balance of power among religious communities
basis for Lebanese Constitution amendments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Pact of 1943
gptkbp:legacy source of later political tensions in Lebanon
gptkbp:negotiatedBy gptkb:Bechara_El_Khoury
gptkb:Riad_Al_Solh
gptkbp:purpose establish political framework for independent Lebanon
gptkbp:resultedIn confessionalism in Lebanon
distribution of political offices by religious sect
gptkbp:signedBy 1943
gptkbp:significance foundation of Lebanon's political system
gptkbp:stipulated President must be Maronite Christian
Prime Minister must be Sunni Muslim
Speaker of Parliament must be Shia Muslim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christianity_in_Lebanon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8