1980s

1982

June 6: Israeli invasion: Israel invades Lebanon and reaches the southern suburbs of Beirut.

August 23: Bashir Gemayel elected president of Lebanon.

August 24: A multinational force of U.S. Marines, French paratroopers and Italian soldiers land in Beirut to assist in the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organization fighters.

August 30: PLO forces evacuate Lebanon, under the supervision of US-French-Italian forces. Yasser Arafat leaves Beirut for Tunisia.

September 10: Multinational force completes its withdrawal from Beirut.

September 14: Lebanese President-Elect Bashir Gemayel is assassinated at his headquarters in East Beirut

September 15: Israeli forces invade Beirut after asking civilians to leave the city.

September 17-18: Sabra and Shatila massacre, Christian militia killed about 1,000 Palestinians in the Israeli-controlled area of Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, prompting the return of a multi-national U.S., French and Italian peace-keeping force.

September 21: Amin Gemayel, Bashir Gemayel's elder brother, elected president.