Alfred Georges Naccache (or Naqqache; ; 3 May 1888– 26 September 1978) was a Lebanese statesman,

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and

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he head of state He or HE may refer to: Language * He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads * He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English * He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana) * Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter cal ...

being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

during the

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. In 1919 he contributed to ''

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'' which was established by

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in Beirut. He was serving as Prime Minister when he was appointed president by the French authorities after the resignation of

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Pierre-Georges Arlabosse Pierre-Georges Arlabosse (; ; 8 July 1891 – 8 February 1950) was a French politician, born in Pamiers. He was appointed Brigadier General in 1942, then Division General in 1946, then Army Corps General in 1949. He became ''acting'' President ...

served as acting president for 6 days before Naccache assumed office. From 1953 to 1955 he served as Foreign Minister. The

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was opened by him on 27 May 1942. A street in the Lebanese capital

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is named in his honor.

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Jewish Virtual Library, List of Rulers of Lebanon (source for birth/death dates)
Prime ministers of Lebanon Foreign ministers of Lebanon Presidents of Lebanon Justice ministers of Lebanon World War II political leaders 1888 births 1978 deaths Lebanese Maronites Lebanon under French rule 20th-century presidents in Asia {{Lebanon-politician-stub