Élias Sarkis
Sixth President of Lebanon (1924-1985)
Élias Youssef Sarkis (20 July 1924 – 27 June 1985) (Arabic: إلياس سركيس) was the president of the Lebanese Republic from September 23, 1976 to September 22, 1982.
Élias Sarkis إلياس سركيس | |
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| 6th President of Lebanon | |
| In office 23 September 1976 – 22 September 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Suleiman Frangieh |
| Succeeded by | Bachir Gemayel (elected) Amine Gemayel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Élias Youssef Sarkis 20 July 1924 Chebanieh, Lebanon |
| Died | 27 June 1985 (aged 60) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Chebanieh |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Political party | Chehabist |
| Spouse(s) | Bachelor |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Sarkis graduated from the Faculty of Law in 1948. He was appointed Director of Judges at the Presidential Palace in 1958 by the orders of President Fouad Chehab. In 1968 he was appointed director of the Central Bank of Lebanon.
Elias Sarkis ran for the presidential elections in 1970, but lost by one vote. With the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war, he won the Lebanese presidential elections on May 8, 1976.
Sarkis died in 1985 at the age of 61 in Switzerland.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Suleiman Frangieh |
President of Lebanon 1976–1982 |
Succeeded by Bachir Gemayel |
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