PRINTER'S NO. 4213
No. 422 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY SALOOM, GEORGE, CAWLEY, OLASZ AND ITKIN,
NOVEMBER 17, 1992
ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 17, 1992
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing November 22, 1992, as "Lebanese Independence Day."
2 WHEREAS, The country of Lebanon is situated on the eastern
3 Mediterranean, boardered by Syria on the north and east and by
4 Israel on the south; and
5 WHEREAS, The Lebanese people trace their history to the 12th
6 century B.C., when their ancestors, known as the Phoenicians,
7 established an empire and a civilization based on international
8 trade; and
9 WHEREAS, Lebanon became a part of the Ottoman Empire in 1516
10 A.D. and its current boundaries were established by France in
11 1920; and
12 WHEREAS, Lebanon was proclaimed an independent republic in
13 1941 and achieved complete independence and sovereignty on
14 November 22, 1943; and
15 WHEREAS, Lebanon is a parliamentary republic and is a focal
16 point for international trade due to its central location and
17 well developed infrastructure; and
1 WHEREAS, The literacy rate in Lebanon is over 97%, the
2 highest in the Middle East; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and
4 congratulate the Republic of Lebanon on the observance of
5 "Lebanese Independence Day" on November 22, 1992.
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