Former President Ends Self-Exile
From Times Wire Reports
Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel ended about 12 years of self-exile in Paris and returned to his homeland. After taking office in 1982, Gemayel struck an alliance with the U.S. against Syrian influence, backing an ill-fated multinational peacekeeping mission that later collapsed. He left for France at the end of his term in 1988. He returned home briefly in 1992 but left after receiving threats.
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