October 22, 1989 · Taif, Saudi Arabia Theater
October 22, 1989
On October 22, 1989, Lebanese parliamentarians met in the Saudi city of Taif and signed a national reconciliation accord brokered by Saudi Arabia, with Syrian and Arab League support. The agreement modified Lebanon's confessional power-sharing system to give Muslims equal representation with Christians in parliament (previously Christians held a 6:5 majority), transferred executive power from the Maronite president to the Council of Ministers, and called for Syrian forces to gradually redeploy. General Michel Aoun, who held the presidential palace, rejected the agreement.
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