Antoine Lahad
Antoine Lahad (* 1927 in Al Qattara, Lebanon, † September 10, 2015 in Paris ) was the leader of the South Lebanese Army (SLA) from 1984 until her collapse after Israel withdrew from Lebanon .
He was born into a Catholic Lebanese family in 1927. In 1952 he finished the military academy .
General Lahad was a retired senior officer in the Lebanese army and was appointed commander of the SLA at the request of former President Camille Chamoun in 1984 after Saad Haddad passed away. As a commander, he fought in southern Lebanon as an ally of Israel against the Syrian army and Hezbollah .
In 1988, the Lebanese committed Soha Bechara an assassination attempt on Lahad. While Lahad survived with serious injuries, the assassin was hailed as a heroine by many inside and outside Lebanon.
At the time the SLA collapsed, Lahad was in Paris with his family . He initially returned to Israel and the French authorities refused him permission to live in France . He lived in Tel Aviv for a few years , where he ran a Lebanese restaurant .
In 2004 Lahad published his autobiography under the Hebrew title Be-'ain ha-se'ara (In the center of the storm), published by Yedi'ot Aharonot .
literature
- Harald List: Antoine Lahad . in: ORIENT (Journal of the German Orient Institute) 2/88 pp. 179–187
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ex-SLA chief Antoine Lahad dies at 88 , timesofisrael.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lahad, Antoine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese army leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Al Qattara, Lebanon |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 2015 |
| Place of death | Paris |