From “One Lebanon, Not Two” to a Single Government for Lebanon

The slogan of the late Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam, following the events of 1958, was “One Lebanon, not two.” This slogan, symbolizing unity between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon, was raised after the turmoil that shook the country and ended with the election of Army Commander Fuad Chehab as President of the Republic. Fuad Chehab succeeded Camille Chamoun, the president whose term ended amid events rooted in the hostility between him and Gamal Abdel Nasser, whose every speech sent shockwaves across the Arab world from the ocean to the Gulf. …