October 13, 1990 · East Beirut — Baabda Theater
October 13, 1990
On October 13, 1990, Syrian air force jets bombed the Baabda presidential palace where General Michel Aoun, self-declared prime minister and the last holdout against the Taif Agreement, had taken refuge. Syrian ground forces and Lebanese Army units loyal to the Taif government assaulted his positions in a coordinated attack. Within hours, Aoun's resistance collapsed. He fled to the French embassy and eventually into exile in France.
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