The PSP was a party espousing and officially opposed to the sectarian character of Lebanese politics | Early political career [ ] Kamal Jumblatt practiced law in Lebanon from 1941 to 1942 and was designated the Official State Lawyer for the Lebanese Government |
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Clashes between Jumblatt's supporters and Lebanese security forces led to the death of four, three of them were PSP supporters | Early life and education [ ] Kamal Jumblatt was born on 6 December 1917 in |
He was born into the prestigious , who were traditional leaders of the community.
23The Palestinian presence in the ranks of the opposition was a new development compared to the 1958 conflict | ; Nassif, Daniel May 2001 |
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In 1965, he began joining together and progressivist politicians into a Nationalist Personalities Front | On 17 March 1949, Kamal Jumblatt officially founded the PSP and declared its on 1 May 1949 |
While the revolt reflected a number of political and sectarian conflicts, it had a pan-Arabist ideology, and was heavily supported through by the newly formed.
12Prior to the 1952 elections, Jumblatt declared the formation of the opposition salvation front electoral list in a rally on 18 March 1951 in the village of , Mount Lebanon | The uprising ended after the United States intervened on the side of the Chamoun government and sent the to occupy Beirut |
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The LNM demanded the abolition of the sectarian quota system that permeated Lebanese politics, which discriminated against Muslims | David Gilmour, 'Lebanon, The Fractured Country', p |
Llewellyn, Tim 1 June 2010.