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jan 15, 1986 - January 1986 Lebanese Forces coup

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On January 15, 1986,[1] forces loyal to Lebanese president Amine Gemayel and Samir Geagea, intelligence chief of the Lebanese Forces (LF), ousted Elie Hobeika from his position as leader of the LF and replaced him with Geagea. The coup came in response to Hobeika's signing of the Syrian-sponsored Tripartite Accord that aimed to put an end to the Lebanese Civil War.[2]

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jan 15, 1986
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~ 39 years ago