page_title: Bechara El Khoury
hierarchical_section_title: Bechara El Khoury
caption_attribution_description: العربية: الشيخ خليل الخوري، والد أوَّل رؤساء الجُمهوريَّة اللُبنانيَّة في عهد الاستقلال، الشيخ بشارة الخوري. English: Sheikh Khalil El Khoury, Father of the 1st Lebanese President during independence era, Sheikh Bechara El Khoury.
context_page_description: Sheikh Bechara El Khoury was the first post-independence President of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption in 1943. He had previously served two brief terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928 and from 9 May to 11 October 1929.
context_section_description: Sheikh Bechara El Khoury (10 August 1890 – 11 January 1964 in Rechmaya)  (Arabic: الشيخ بشارة  الخوري‎) was the first post-independence President of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11–22 November) in 1943. He had previously served two brief terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928 and from 9 May to 11 October 1929.
caption: Sheikh Khalil El Khoury, Sheikh Bechara El Khoury's father, in a 19th-century photo
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