Country: Lebanon
Detailed information about the Independent Nasserite Movement, a political party in Lebanon.
Your continued donations keep Wikipedia runningIndependent Nasserite MovementFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchIt has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Independent Nasserist Organization. (Discuss)The Independent Nasserite Movement (INM) was the oldest of several organizations in Lebanon that embraced the ideas of the late Egyptian president, Gamal Abdul Nasser. Despite its claims of nonsectarianism, the membership of the INM has been overwhelmingly Muslim; 1987 reports estimated it to be about 45-percent Sunni, 45- percent Shia, and 10- percent Druze. Its ideology was reflected by its motto: Liberty, Socialism, and Unity.The INM came to prominence in the 1958 Civil War and remained a strong force throughout the 1970s. At the height of the 1958 conflict, its militia, the Murabitun (Sentinels), clashed with the forces of pro-Western president Shamun. Consistent with its panArab ideals, the INM was a firm supporter of the Palestinian movement in Lebanon in the late 1960s. During this time, it reinforced the Murabitun. When the 1975 Civil War began, it was well positioned to play an active part. The Murabitun engaged Phalangist fighters in the most severe combat during the early stages of the war, and absorbed many casualties.In the 1980s, the INM weathered difficult times. It fought with the Palestinians against the Israelis during the invasion of 1982 and with the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) against the Lebanese Army in the Shuf Mountains in 1983. Its alliance with the PSP was short lived, however. In 1985 a joint PSP-Amal campaign virtually eliminated the Murabitun as an important actor in Lebanon and forced INM leader, Ibrahim Kulaylat, into exile. #160;This Lebanon-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Nasserite_MovementCategories: Articles to be merged since September 2006 | Lebanon stubs | Political parties in LebanonViews Article Discussion Edit this page HistoryPersonal toolsSign in / create accountNavigationMain PageCommunity PortalFeatured articlesCurrent eventsRecent changesRandom articleHelpContact WikipediaDonationsSearchToolboxWhat links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPrintable versionPermanent linkCite this articleIn other languages?????????? This page was last modified 07:17, 3 October 2006.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.)Wikipedia reg; is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.Privacy policyAbout WikipediaDisclaimers
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