Georges Naccache

Georges Naccache (Arabic: جورج نقاش, born 1904 - 1972[1]) was a Lebanese journalist, poet, politician, diplomat,[2][3] and the founder of the L'Orient newspaper, which later became L'Orient-Le Jour.[4]

Biography

He was born on May 8, 1904.[1]

In 1924, at only 20 years old, he founded the French-speaking Lebanese daily L'Orient, which in 1971 became L'Orient-Le Jour[4] after merging with Le Jour[5].

In 1936, he participated in the foundation of the Kataeb Party with Pierre Gemayel and Charles Helou, but left the party one year later in 1937,[4] just like President Helou did.

He is the author of a famous editorial published on March 10, 1949, under the title: "Two negations do not make a nation", which earned him three months in prison,[4] and six months suspension from L'Orient.[2]

He then became a minister several times as well as the Lebanese ambassador to Paris.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Il y a vingt-cinq ans, Georges Naccache... (photo)". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 1997-05-08. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  2. ^ a b "Georges Naccache, l'homme, le journaliste, le visionnaire". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. ^ "Il y a vingt-cinq ans, Georges Naccache... (photo)". L'Orient-Le Jour. 1997-05-08. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ^ a b c d Naccache, Georges (1982-09-01). "" Deux négations... "". Le Monde diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  5. ^ "Who we are". L'Orient Today. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  6. ^ "M. GEORGES NACCACHE nommé ambassadeur du Liban à Paris". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1966-06-06. Retrieved 2021-03-21.