Early political career [ ] Kamal Jumblatt practiced law in Lebanon from 1941 to 1942 and was designated the Official State Lawyer for the Lebanese Government | He began to believe that change through the Lebanese political system was impossible |
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Llewellyn, Tim 1 June 2010 | Barry Barry Alexander Kosmin; Keysar, Ariela 1 May 2009 |
Both the opposition and their mainly Christian opponents organized armed militias, and the risk of armed conflict increased steadily.
The Palestinian presence in the ranks of the opposition was a new development compared to the 1958 conflict | The LNM was further joined by Palestinian radicals of the , and maintained good relations with the officially non-committal PLO |
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Arslan was often preferred to represent the Druze faction and the longest serving Minister in Lebanese politics | Jumblatt had organized his own PSP into an armed force, and made it the backbone of the LNM , a coalition of 12 left-wing parties and movements |
The 1958 revolt [ ] In 1952, after the resignation of Jumblatt's bloc nominated for presidency.