Élias Sarkis (Arabic: إلياس سركيس; 20 July 1924 – 27 June 1985) was a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served as the 6th president of Lebanon from 1976...

politicians and religious leaders, it could not achieve its objectives. Élias Sarkis, the Chehabist nominee in the 1970 election - who lost the vote by a...

Sarkis is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Sargis the General or Sarkis the Warrior, a 4th century martyr and military saint...

was held in the Parliament of Lebanon on 8 May 1976, resulting in MP Élias Sarkis being elected President of the Lebanese Republic. By convention, the...

followed an agreement reached in Damascus between Lebanese President Élias Sarkis and United Nations officials on the deployment of Lebanese army soldiers...

September 1976. Frangie's term ended in 1976 when Elias Sarkis was elected as president. However, Sarkis could move to office four months after his election...

of his Tigers Militia were vacationing. The Tigers under the control of Elias el Hannache were exterminated in what was later named Safra massacre. Dany's...

President Élias Sarkis. Minister of National Defense from October 25, 1980, until October 7, 1982, in the government of Shafik Wazzan under President Élias Sarkis...

offered protection during the 1976 Lebanese presidential election, helping Élias Sarkis in getting elected as President of Lebanon. Overall, the PLA proved to...

and "Mayya," meaning water, since there are springs in the vicinity. Élias Sarkis, former Lebanese president Sabah, singer and actress Samira Tewfik, singer...

Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012. "Elias Hrawi, 80, Ex-Chief of Lebanon, is Dead". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse...

singer Elias Alford Rowan (1837–1912), American politician Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese lawyer and President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982 Elias "Vic"...

he served in the cabinet as minister of public works under President Elias Sarkis and Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan. He concentrated on building bridges...

Chehab. The ideology later influenced the presidency of Charles Helou and Élias Serkis. Chehab's rule was a delicate balancing act of maintaining relative...

Suleiman Franjieh Christian Maronite President of Lebanon 1970–1976 Élias Sarkis Christian Maronite President of Lebanon 1976–1982 Bachir Gemayel Christian...

Minister of Lebanon In office 25 October 1980 – 30 April 1984 President Élias Sarkis Bachir Gemayel Amine Gemayel Preceded by Takieddin el-Solh Succeeded...

1988 Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan Rashid Karami Selim Hoss Preceded by Élias Sarkis Bachir Gemayel (elected) Succeeded by Michel Aoun (disputed) Selim Hoss...

left-wing Druze and Muslim militias. In June 1976, Lebanese President Élias Sarkis asked for the Syrian Army to intervene on the side of the Christians...

was negated. In the third round, Frangieh won an upset victory over Élias Sarkis, the official candidate of the Chehabist regime, due to a last minute...

Télé-Orient, and this split continued until the election of President Élias Sarkis. Due to the political strife, both CLT and Télé-Orient were facing financial...

President Elias Sarkis (who had succeeded Frangieh in 1976) and Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan, a position he held until the expiry of Sarkis's term on 24...

December 1976 7 October 1982 5 years, 302 days Selim Hoss I Salim Al-Huss Élias Sarkis Selim Hoss II Shafik Wazzan I Shafik Wazzan 26 Elie Salem 7 October 1982...

it turned out, the clashes only intensified. In 1970, Helou endorsed Elias Sarkis as his chosen successor, but the latter lost the election in the National...

chosen as the venue for the presidential election when on May 8, 1976, Élias Sarkis became president. Ankhen (1968 film) "ASTA Travel News". Vol. 28. July...

state. He chose to endorse his protégé, Elias Sarkis, instead. In the closest vote in Lebanese history, Sarkis lost the election to the feudal leader Suleiman...

other U.S. networks) as the cause of the nearly half hour of silence. Élias Sarkis moved into the presidential palace in Beirut as President of Lebanon...

to participate in the Salvation Committee, a body set up by President Elias Sarkis following the Israeli invasion. The committee included Bachir Gemayel...

Shafik Wazzan, who was felt to be too closely allied to then President Élias Sarkis. However, the LNM dissolved after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon of...

to participate in the Salvation Committee, a body set up by President Elias Sarkis following the Israeli invasion. The committee included Bachir Gemayel...

which remain rare. Al-Huss was appointed prime minister by President Elias Sarkis in December 1976. His government was formed amidst the ongoing civil...