Assassination of Pierre Amine Gemayel
| Assassination of Pierre Amine Gemayel | |
|---|---|
| Part of The Attacks linked to the Cedar Revolution | |
Gemayel's car after the assassination | |
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Date | November 21, 2006 3:20 p.m. (EET) |
| Target | Pierre Amine Gemayel X |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 2, including Gemayel and his bodyguard, Samir Chartouni |
| Perpetrator | Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham |
| Motive | Gemayel's opposition to the Syrian occupation of Lebanon |
On 21 November 2006, Pierre Amine Gemayel, the Lebanese minister of Industry and member of parliament, was shot fatally by three unknown gunmen allegedly linked to the SSNP. The motive for the attack was Gemayel's opposition to Syria's 29 year occupation of Lebanon. He had been an essential part of the Cedar Revolution, which drove the Syrian Arab Armed Forces out of Lebanon. Gemayel was the fifth prominent anti-Syrian figure to be killed in Lebanon in two years.