Ruler · 1924 – 1985

Élias Sarkis

Lived 1924 – 1985; politician. President of Lebanon (Lebanon), 1976 – 1982.

Wikidata's English label: Elias Sarkis.

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Lived: 1924 – 1985; 61 years
In office: 6 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Lebanon
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Lebanon

Lebanon · the 11th of 21 dated reigns · 1936 – 2025

7 before

Fouad Chehab1958 – 1964

Charles Helou1964 – 1970

Suleiman Frangieh1970 – 1976

Élias Sarkis1976 – 1982

Amine Gemayel1982 – 1988

Michel Aoun1988 – 1990

René Moawad1989

7 after

killed, executed or dead in battleleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1976 – 1982 · 6 years · came to it aged 52

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1982; they died in 1985

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