Religion: Muslim 61.1%, Christian 33.7%, Druze 5.2% (2018 est.)
Timeline
1918 – After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, France gains control of the area that comprises modern-day Lebanon.
November 1943 – Lebanon proclaims independence.
1948-1975 – A large number of Palestinian refugees settle in Lebanon after the creation of Israel in May 1948. The frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters unsettle the country. Also at times, the Lebanese army fights battles against the Palestinians, causing further unrest.
July-October 1958 – US forces help to control civil unrest.
1975 – Civil war breaks out.
1976 – At the invitation of the Lebanese government, Syria sends troops, called the Arab Deterrent Force, to help end the civil war.
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service says officers were working with park police to investigate what happened there. we re also told there are about 1,000 to 1500 protesters rallying outside the protest before they marched here to the capital. we went up there a short time ago and this is video from the capitol earlier tonight. some of the occupy d.c. protesters were here on the west front of capitol hill. they were singing songs and sitting around in small groups. just in case something happened. they were on bikes. they were in their cars. they were on foot surrounding the area, driving around just in case something went wrong. u.s. capital police did block off the front of the capital. right now it appears though that the police are still here. some police are still here. nothing like what it was earlier tonight. it appears as though things have calmed down now. the occupy d.c. protesters left the capital area, but they did say earlier that they did have more protests planned. that is the very latest