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Revision as of 11:54, 5 January 2006 by CalJW (talk | contribs) (adjusted categorisation)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Lebanese Front was a right-wing coalition of mainly Christian parties during the Lebanese Civil War. It was intended to act as a counter force to the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) of Kamal Jumblatt.
Its main participants were, in order of importance, the Kataeb Party (Phalange) of Pierre Gemayel, the National Liberal Party (NLP) of Camille Chamoun and the Guardians of the Cedars of Etienne Saqr.
The Lebanese Front was a lose political coalition, but the joining of the party militias into the unified Lebanese Forces had a lasting effect. The Lebanese Forces developed, under the command of Bashir Gemayel, later Samir Geagea, into one of the strongest militias of the war. It is presently a political party in the Lebanese Parliament.
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