The Story of Lebanon: Trade, War, and Survival — Fexingo History

The Story of Lebanon: Trade, War, and Survival — Fexingo History

Fexingo 180 - Beirut 1966: The Collapse of Intra Bank That Shook Lebanon's Golden Age

Lebanon's story is a tapestry of Phoenician seafaring, Ottoman suzerainty, French mandate, and a modern struggle for survival. Join Lucas and Luna as they trace the cedar-emblazoned land from the ancient ports of Tyre and Byblos to the bloody battlefields of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990). They explore the Maronite-Druze-Sunni-Shia confessional system imposed under the National Pact of 1943, the rise of the PLO and the 1982 Israeli invasion, the devastating Taif Agreement, and the lingering shadow of Hezbollah's post-2006 power. The show digs into Lebanon's golden age as the 'Paris of the Middle East' — a cosmopolitan hub of banking, silk, and intellectual ferment — and its descent into a failed state marked by the 2020 Beirut port explosion. Through the voices of poets like Khalil Gibran and commanders like Bachir Gemayel, Lucas and Luna ask: Can a country forged in trade and coexistence survive the fractures of war and sectarianism? This is not a tale of victimhood but of resilience — a tiny nation that has outlasted empires and still dances the dabke. #Lebanon #Phoenicians #Beirut #LebaneseCivilWar #CedarTree #TaifAgreement #Hezbollah #Maronites #Druze #PLO #1982Invasion #KhalilGibran #BachirGemayel #NationalPact #Byblos #Tyre #MiddleEastHistory #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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Beirut 1966: The Collapse of Intra Bank That Shook Lebanon's Golden Age

27 Jul 2026
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The 1982 Assassination of Bashir Gemayel

27 Jul 2026
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Beirut 1956: The Banking Secrecy Law That Built a Financial Haven

26 Jul 2026
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The 1943 National Pact That Shaped Lebanon's Politics

26 Jul 2026
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The 1932 Census That Fixed Lebanon's Sects

25 Jul 2026