Charles Helou

Charles Helou (left) in 1964 with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser

Charles Helou (born September 25, 1913 in Beirut , † January 7, 2001 ) was a Lebanese politician .

He came from a respected Maronite political family from Baabda and studied law and literature. He first became a journalist . In 1936 he founded the Kata'ib with Pierre Gemayel and Georges Naccache , which he left with Naccache shortly afterwards. He became Lebanese Ambassador to the Holy See (1947), and then Minister of Justice and Health (1954–1955) and Minister of Education (1964) and Lebanese President 1964–1970.

As president, he advocated a continuation of the reform and equalization policy of Schihabism , which, however, met with increasing resistance. The Cairo Agreement of November 3rd, 1969, which justified the sovereignty of the PLO militias in Palestinian refugee camps on Lebanese soil , fell during his term of office . This was one of the reasons that led to the Lebanese Civil War . After his presidency he became chairman of the International Association of French-speaking Parliamentarians (1972–1979).

Individual evidence

↑ السيرة الذاتية لفخامة رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية شارل حلو, موقع رئاسة الجمهورية اللبنانية ( Memento of 20 February 2011 at the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Helou, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lebanese politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 25, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Beirut
DATE OF DEATH	January 7, 2001

[1] السيرة الذاتية لفخامة رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية شارل حلو, موقع رئاسة الجمهورية اللبنانية ( Memento of 20 February 2011 at the Internet Archive )