President Camille Chamoun (Founder N.L.P.)

In the history of any country or a nation there are always few men who play important roles in determining the destiny of their country. Former President Camille Chamoun shaped the events of our Lebanese history.

A fine combination of law, diplomacy and politics has kept President Chamoun for many decades a prominent leader with remarkable talents recognised not only by his countrymen but proved on the arena of the middle east as a whole.

Having fought for the independence of Lebanon and for the liberty of his nation, protected the unique image of the country for many years, President Chamoun is still in the memories a leader of the forefront of Lebanese politics.

President Chamoun was known to be a defender of democracy and freedom, and an ally to the west. His well established relationship with key figures in that part of the world has always provided help and support for the Lebanese cause.

Followers admired his personality and his extraordinary will to power while his enemies respected his ideology and high skills in politics.

It was believed that the President had always several avenues of thoughts, alternatives and solutions when considering problems, in other words he was never trapped within a limited framework of ideas. President Chamoun was the kind of man who could bring victory out of defeat, carrying treasures away from the place his enemy believed him to be burried.

One of the most important achievements of President Chamoun is the founding of a political and ideological school of thoughts represented by The National Liberal Party whose ideological grounding was often expressed by the President:

" THE INDEPENDENCE OF LEBANON IS NOT LIMITED IN A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS AN ETERNAL BELIEF AND A PURPOSE OF MIND. THE INDEPENDENCE IS AS ETERNAL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF LEBANON. AS LONG AS STRONG HEARTS OF THE LEBANESE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO DEFEND IT, INDEPENDENCE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE."

The philosophy of The N.L.P. is to maintain Lebanon independent, democratic and free from the alliance with any nation or the interference from other countries.

Ever since the establishment of the party The National Liberals have been comitted with many national duties to serve the Lebanon and its people, following the steps of President Chamoun.

The N.L.P. has made itself available for serving the nation politically as well as socially. The policy of defending the lebanese citizens militarily against foreign aggressions was also adopted.

On the other hand the party extended its networks overseas building bridges of communications between the Lebanese communities in all continents with their mother country helping to conserve our national ideas and beliefs.

The party has always stressed on th high importance of the lebanese immigrants and their role in determining the future of our holly land, and in extending the lebanese culture and heritage overseas.

The actual crisis and its repercussions on the Lebanese entity is urging the Lebanese diaspora in unifying the efforts more than ever before, in order to maintain this luminous center of civilisation in the middle East.