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PIERRE GEMAYEL ANTI-SYRIAN POLITICIAN ASSASSINATED

Amin Gemayel (center), Former Lebanese President and father of slain anti-Syrian politician and Lebanese Minister of Trade, Pierre Gemayel, age 34, leaves the hospital surrounded by supporters after after his son was assassinated going home from work, north of Beirut on November 21, 2006. Gemayel is the fifth anti-Syrian killed in the past two years. Gemayel comes from a family of prominent Lebanese politicians. His father, Amin, served as President from 1982 to 1988. Amin became president after his bother, Bashir, was assassinated days before taking the office of president. His grandfather, the late Pierre Gemayel, founded the the Phlange party, the largest Christian militia during the 1975 to 1990 civil war. (UPI Photo)

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