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I clarified that the end of the "Mutassarefia" of Mt Lebanon came in 1920, when Lebanon acquired its modern borders. In 1943 it gained independence from France.

I also removed the blurb about a secessionist movement among Lebanese christians. This is definitely not a mainstream movement, and the statement lacked context and smacked of advocacy.

[edit] Genocide

A Lebanese friend recently told me that, during World War I, half the population of Mount Lebanon died in an artificial famine orchestrated by the Young Turk. This is recognized by Lebanon but denied by Turkey. This is apparently intertwined with the same politics associated with the Armenian Genocide, Assyrian Genocide, burning of Smyrna, etc. However, I don't know much about this, and know of few materials on the subject, but it sounds like something important to mention. - Gilgamesh 16:54, 30 December 2005 (UTC)