TIMELINE-Lebanon's ordeal from civil war to port blast
Reuters
12/24/2020
BEIRUT, Dec 24 (Reuters) - One of the worst years in Lebanon's tumultuous history is drawing to a close with the country reeling from the aftermath of a massive chemical explosion and an economic meltdown that looks set to cause even more trouble in 2021.
Here is a timeline of some of Lebanon's troubles since 1975:
1975
Civil war erupts after Christian gunmen ambush a bus carrying Palestinians in southern Beirut. A "Green Line" frontline divides Beirut into Christian East and Muslim West.
1978
1982
Israel invades all the way to Beirut. The Syrian army is ousted from Beirut and thousands of Palestinian fighters under Yasser Arafat are evacuated by sea after a bloody 10-week siege.