Daoud, Ignace Cardinal b. September 18, 1930 d. April 7, 2012 Eastern Rite Roman Catholic Cardinal. He shall be remembered for his leadership positions in the Oriental Rite Catholic Church, a group that while similar to the Eastern Orthodox Church remains subject to the Pope. Born Basile Moussa Daoud in the small village of Meskaneh, he was educated in local schools and later in Jerusalem and at Beirut's Charfeh Monestary. Ordained a Priest in 1954 Daoud earned a doctorate in canon law from Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University and from 1965 until 1970...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Charfeh Monastery, Achrafieh, Bayrut, Lebanon Plot: Crypt of the Patriarchs
Hariri, Rafik Bahaa Edin b. November 1, 1944 d. February 14, 2005 Prime Minister of Lebanon. Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon who was twice Prime Minister of Lebanon starting 1992-1998 and the second term from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Hariri resigned from office on Oct 2004. Hariri was assassinated on Feb 14, 2005, when explosives were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. (Bio by: Sean Tash) Martyr's Square, Beirut, Bayrut, Lebanon
Kassir, Samir b. May 5, 1960 d. June 1, 2005 Journalist. Born in Lebanon, Samir Kassir began his journalistic career at the age of 17, and from 1981 to 2000 he was a regular contributor to the French international political review Le Monde Diplomatique. After he earned his PhD in 1990, he became a professor at the Institut des sciences politiques de l'Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut. He was also the editor of Lebanese newspaper Al-Nahr, where he wrote a regular column in which he vigorously opposed the Syrian occupation of Lebanon...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander) Mar Mitr Cemetery, Achrafieh, Bayrut, Lebanon
Tueni, Gebran Ghassan b. September 15, 1957 d. November 12, 2005 Lebanese Politician. Journalist and member of the Lebanon parliament, he was a leading critic of the Syrian occupaion of Lebanon. Tueni was assassinated by a car bomb on December 12, 2005. Initial reports indicated that a hitherto unknown group, "Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham" claimed responsibility. (Bio by: Erik Lander) Mar Mitr Cemetery, Achrafieh, Bayrut, Lebanon
b. September 18, 1930 d. April 7, 2012
