Aoun Marking October 13, 1990: We Will Surmount All Difficulties to Uphold Nation
The Free Patriotic Movement commemorated on Saturday the ouster of its leader MP Michel Aoun on October 13, 1990.
“Today the FPM is working on surmounting the difficulties that occurred in the past to uphold the nation,” Aoun told gatherers during a mass at Deir el-Qalaa in Beit Mery.
He pointed out that his party began “accomplishing its goals.”
The FPM leader didn't tackle any current political affair.
Aoun described the memorial as a “day of pride even if it was laced with pain.”
He told his supporters that he met his promise and returned to Lebanon.
Aoun said that the Taef accord was only signed by Lebanese foes, however, it failed to force anyone to withdraw from Lebanon.
Aoun served as the PM of the legal faction of the two rival governments contending for power in Lebanon from 1988 to October 1990.
He declared the “Liberation War” against the Syrian occupation on March 14 1989. On the October 13, 1990, the Syrian forces invaded Beirut killing hundreds of unarmed soldiers and civilians.
Aoun, then-prime minister, left the Presidential Palace and sought refuge in the French Embassy and he was later allowed to travel to France.
He returned to Lebanon on May 7, 2005, eleven days after the withdrawal of Syrian troops.
In 2006, as head of the FPM, he signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hizbullah. He visited Syria in 2009.
Source: Naharnet
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