Encyclopaedia Britannica''s account of Lebanon''s 1943 National Pact, the unwritten agreement between Maronite Christian president Bishara al-Khuri and Sunni Muslim prime minister Riad al-Sulh that fixed the presidency, premiership and speakership to named confessions and apportioned parliamentary seats among Lebanon''s eighteen recognized sects, later codified into the constitution by the 1989 Taif Accord.
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AuthorEncyclopaedia Britannica editors
PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Lebanese-National-Pact-1943
Source Typeencyclopedia
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Reliability Tier2
Tier 2: a longstanding general encyclopedia''s account of a widely documented 1943 unwritten political settlement, corroborated by ConstitutionNet and CJPME''s own accounts of the same pact. Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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