   dany chamoun () (26 august 1934&nbsp;â 21 october 1990) was a prominent lebanese politician. a maronite christian, the younger son of former president camille chamoun and brother of dory chamoun, dany chamoun was also a politician in his own right, and was known for his opposition to the occupation of lebanese territory by foreign forces, whether syrian or israeli. ==early life and education== chamoun was born in deir el-qamar on 26 august 1934. he was the younger son of the former president camille chamoun. he studied civil engineering in the united kingdom. ==political career== chamoun reported that he had not had any interest in politics before the lebanon civil war. he became the national liberal party secretary of defense in january 1976, after the death of its predecessor naim berdkan. as supreme commander of the nlp's military wing, the tigers, he also played a major role in the early years of the lebanese civil war. in 1976, the nlp tigers under dany's command along with the phalangist kataeb regulatory forces, al-tanzim and guardians of the cedars formed a joined militia command under the name lebanese forces. by 1980, the phalangist-dominated lebanese forces were under the command of bachir gemayel. rivalry began to arise between bashir and dany. dany's tigers were eliminated as a military force in a massacre perpetrated on 7 july 198
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