Michel Chiha was a Lebanese banker, a politician, writer and journalist.
12 Facts About Michel Chiha
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Michel Chiha was born in 1891 in a Christian family of Bmakine, in the Aley District, in the Mount Lebanon Governorate.
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Michel Chiha's father, Antoine, was a banker who founded in 1876 the Pharaon and Chiha Bank in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Michel Chiha's mother belonged to a rich Melkite family of Beirut, the Pharaons.
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Michel Chiha played an important role in this proclamation, especially concerning the setting up of its borders and the establishment of its first institutions.
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In 1925, Michel Chiha was elected as the representative of Beirut in the Lebanese parliament.
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In 1929, Michel Chiha left all his political responsibilities without stopping the promotion of his vision of Lebanon.
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Until his death in 1954, Michel Chiha delivered daily his editorial du Jour, exposing his political views and vision.
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Michel Chiha took an active role in defending this cause.
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Michel Chiha died in Beirut, Lebanon, on 29 December 1954.
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For him this problem represents a direct menace for Lebanon, Michel Chiha writes in December 1947:.
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Michel Chiha insists relentlessly on the dangers that would jeopardize the newly born state of Lebanon.