Camille Chamoun
Camille Chamoun | |
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| كميل شمعون | |
Official portrait, 1952 | |
| 2nd President of Lebanon | |
| In office 23 September 1952 – 22 September 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdallah El-Yafi Khaled Chehab Saeb Salam Abdallah El-Yafi Sami as-Solh Rashid Karami Abdallah El-Yafi Sami as-Solh Khalil al-Hibri (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Bechara El Khoury |
| Succeeded by | Fouad Chehab |
| Member of the Lebanese Parliament | |
| In office 1934–1952 | |
| In office 1960–1964 | |
| In office 1968–1987 | |
| Leader of National Liberal Party | |
| In office 10 September 1958 – 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Dany Chamoun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1900 Deir el Qamar, Beirut Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 7 August 1987 (aged 87) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Political party | Constitutional Bloc (1934–?) Independent (1951–1958) National Liberal Party (1958–1987) |
| Spouse |
Zelpha Tabet
(m. 1930; died 1971) |
| Children | Dory, Dany |
| Relatives | Camille Dory Chamoun (grandson) Tracy Chamoun (granddaughter) |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph University |
| Religion | Maronite |
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Camille Nimr Chamoun OM, ONC (Arabic: كميل نمر شمعون, romanized: Kamīl Nimr Shamʿūn, pronounced [kaˈmiːl ʃamˈʕuːn]; 3 April 1900 – 7 August 1987) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 2nd president of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War.