Anti-Syrian Leader Returns to Lebanon
By ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press Writer
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Anti-Syrian leader Michel Aoun returned to Lebanon Saturday to the cheers of thousands of his supporters, ending his 14-year exile in France less than two weeks after Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon.
Aoun, a one-time army commander and interim Lebanese prime
minister, lost a "war of liberation" against Syrian forces in 1989-90. He was sent into exile in France, but an arrest warrant against him was dropped earlier in the week, clearing the way for his return.
"Today is a day of happiness and joy," he said at a news conference at Beirut airport. "Lebanon has been under a black cloud that enslaved it for 15 years. Today, there is a sun of freedom. I am coming to look to the future and to build Lebanon together" with the Lebanese.
According to official results of The 2005 Elections in Mount Lebanon , the list of General Michel Aoun scored a sweeping victory in the …
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Exiled Christian politician Aoun returns to Lebanon
PARIS (AFP) - After 15 years in exile, Lebanon's Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun was to leave Paris to return to his native land, where highly anticipated legislative elections are due to take place on May 29.
"It will be a historic day, full of emotion and joy," Aoun, Lebanon's former armed forces chief, told reporters in Paris earlier this week.
Late last month, Syria -- which forced Aoun to leave Lebanon in the first place -- ended its 29-year military presence in the country, paving the way for him to make a triumphant return.
Making no effort to hide his political ambitions, the 70-year-old told AFP last month that he would be prepared to assume Lebanon's presidency should a "national consensus" emerge in his favor.
Population Movements to Keserwan - The Khazens and The Maans
ما جاء عن الثورة في المقاطعة الكسروانية
ثورة أهالي كسروان على المشايخ الخوازنة وأسبابها
Origins of the "Prince of Maronite" Title
Growing diversity: the Khazin sheiks and the clergy in the first decades of the 18th century
Historical Members:
Barbar Beik El Khazen [English]
Patriach Toubia Kaiss El Khazen(Biography & Life Part1 Part2) (Arabic)
Patriach Youssef Dargham El Khazen (Cont'd)
Cheikh Bishara Jafal El Khazen
Patriarch Youssef Raji El Khazen
The Martyrs Cheikh Philippe & Cheikh Farid El Khazen
Cheikh Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Hossun El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou-Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Francis Abee Nader & his son Yousef
Cheikh Abou-Kanso El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou Nader El Khazen
Cheikh Chafic El Khazen
Cheikh Keserwan El Khazen
Cheikh Serhal El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Rafiq El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Hanna El Khazen
Cheikha Arzi El Khazen
Marie El Khazen