René Mouawad
| René Moawad رينيه معوض |
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René Moawad in 1989
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| 8th President of Lebanon | |
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In office 5 November 1989 – 22 November 1989* |
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| Prime Minister | Selim Hoss |
| Preceded by | Selim Hoss (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Selim Hoss (Acting) |
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April 17, 1925 Zgharta, Lebanon |
| Died | November 22, 1989 (aged 64) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Political party | Kataeb Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nayla Moawad (m. 1965–89); (Until his death) |
| Children | Rima Moawad (1966) Michel Moawad (1972) |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph University |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Religion | Maronite Church |
| *Moawad's term was disputed by Michel Aoun. | |
René Moawad (April 17, 1925, Zgharta – November 22, 1989, Beirut) (Arabic: رينيه معوض) was President of Lebanon for 17 days in 1989, from the 5th to the 22nd of November, when he was assassinated by unknown assailants.
Mouawad was educated at De La Salle School in Tripoli, before pursuing his secondary education at the Saint Joseph College in Aintoura. He went to Saint Joseph University in Beirut, graduating with a law degree in 1947. He subsequently joined the law firm of Abdallah El-Yafi, a former Prime Minister before opening his own law firm in Tripoli in 1951.
Moawad made his first foray into politics in 1951, when he unsuccessfully contested a Zgharta seat in the National Assembly. Although he was defeated, the election forged a crucial alliance between him and the Frangieh clan. He was subsequently elected to the National Assembly in 1957, and reelected in 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 - the last parliamentary election held before his election to the presidency (the civil war that raged from 1975 to 1990 prevented further elections from being held in the meantime).
In 1952, Moawad was briefly arrested and detained in Aley for participating in the national uprising that forced the resignation of President Bechara El Khoury, Lebanon's first post-independence leader. He also fell out with Khoury's successor, Camille Chamoun, when the latter hinted at a possible constitutional change to extend his six-year term which was due to expire in 1958. He went into exile in Latakia, Syria. It was during his exile that he won his first election to the National Assembly. Rene travelled to Egypt and met president Nasser, and proposed to him the idea of revoking the Lebanese citizenship of Dr Charles Malik.
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