George Hawi
| George Hawi جورج حاوي |
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| Born | 5 November 1938 Bteghrine, Greater Lebanon |
| Died | 21 June 2005 (aged 66) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation | General Secretary (1979 - 1993) |
| Predecessor | Nicolas Shawi |
| Successor | Farouk Dahrouj |
| Political party | Democratic Left Movement |
George Hawi (Arabic: جورج حاوي / Maltese: Ġorġ Hawi; 5 November 1938 – 21 June 2005) was a Lebanese politician and former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP). An outspoken critic of Syrian interference in Lebanese affairs, he was killed in 2005 by a bomb placed under the passenger seat of his Mercedes. He was the stepfather of the Lebanese Armenian politician Rafi Madayan, who also has a stepson, Charbel Khalifeh Hachem.
George Hawi was born in the village of Bteghrine, Lebanon on 5 November 1938 to a Greek Orthodox family. Although born into a Christian family, Hawi was a professed atheist.
He became active in student politics in his early years at university, participating in numerous strikes and demonstrations and in several popular movements. He joined the LCP in 1955 and became one of the main leaders of its Student League by the end of the decade.
In 1964, he was imprisoned for his involvement in a strike against Lebanon’s state-controlled tobacco manufacturer. In 1969 he was again in prison for participation in a demonstration on 23 April in support of the Palestinian cause, and again in 1970 for his part in attacking an army detachment.
Hawi was briefly expelled from the LCP in 1967 for calling for more independence from the policies of the Soviet Union. He rejoined the Party and was elected a member of its political bureau in the second and third congresses in 1968 and 1972. Hawi was elected as the general secretary of the Lebanese Communist Party after its fourth congress in 1979 — a position he kept until 1993 when he resigned. He was the fourth general secretary of the party following Fuad Shemali, Farajallah el-Helou and Nicolas Shawi. He was succeeded by Farouk Dahrouj.
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