Émile Eddé
Émile Eddé Alfred Georges Naccache | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
| In office 11 October 1929 – 25 March 1930 | |
| President | Charles Debbas |
| Preceded by | Bechara El Khoury |
| Succeeded by | Auguste Adib Pacha |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon | |
| In office 21 October 1924 – 13 January 1925 | |
| President | Charles Debbas |
| Preceded by | Naoum Labaki |
| Succeeded by | Moussa Namour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Émile Ibrahim Eddé 5 May 1883 Saint Joseph University (PhD in law)Aix-Marseille University |
Émile Eddé (
Early life and education
Émile Eddé was a member of a
Before the First World War, he sought to separate Mount Lebanon from the Ottoman Empire, for which he was sentenced to death. However, Edde was able to escape and took refuge in Alexandria. He participated in the establishment of the Eastern Unit in the French Army, which consisted of Lebanese and Syrian volunteers. During this period, he maintained contacts, with the French authorities, via his brother Joseph, residing in France.
Political career
He was elected as a member of the first Lebanese delegation to the
Emile Eddé was elected President[3] of the Lebanese Republic in 1936 and signed during his term the Franco-Lebanese Treaty which provides for granting Lebanon its independence 5 years after ratifying the same. Nonetheless, the French government refused to ratify it thereafter.
He also developed during his presidential term the currently prevailing practice of nominating a Muslim Sunni as Lebanese Prime Minister.
He ran in the elections of 1943 against the list of Sheikh Bechara El Khoury, and issued an electoral statement on August 9, 1943, which became as a program for the Lebanese National Bloc. It was summarized in several points, chief among which are Lebanon's full democratic independence, Lebanon's attachment to the United Nations’ cause (which will replace the League of Nations), closer friendly ties with fraternal countries on the basis of mutual respect and full sovereignty, respect for all religions, equality between the Lebanese in terms of civil and political rights, equitable representation in public office based on competency, reform of the State's public administration, dissemination and mainstreaming of education, development of agriculture, industry and trade, safeguarding the Lebanese expatriates’ interests, bringing together all the Lebanese regardless of their different sects in a united nation – the Lebanese homeland. During that period, incidents succeeded each other and dangers exacerbated, rendering it necessary for Émile Eddé to establish a party that takes charge of defending Lebanon and conveying his ideas. Therefore, three deputies from his bloc: Amin Al Saad, Asaad Al Bustani and George Akl filed, on May 15, 1946, an application in order to be duly provided with a statement of notification from the Minister of Interior, and on the same day, they received the Minister of Interior's approval under No. 7582. Hence, the Lebanese National Bloc party was officially founded and was based on a program and an internal system. After that, Kesrouan El Khazen was elected President of the Party.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "قانون الإنتخابات". الكتلة الوطنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ (in Arabic)Republic of Lebanon – House of Representatives History
- ^ Semaan, Eid. Raymond Edde: A Conscience that will not die. p. 43.
- ^ "Profiles of Lebanon's presidents since independence". Lebanon Wire. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ James Barr, ‘’A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914-1948’’ (W. W. Norton & Company, 2012) pp. 244–250
