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Kamal Jumblatt

Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (died 1977)

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Born
December 6, 1917
Died
March 16, 1977
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1917

About Kamal Jumblatt

Kamal Fouad Jumblatt (Arabic: كمال فؤاد جنبلاط, romanized: Kamāl Fuʾād Junblāṭṭ; 6 December 1917 – 16 March 1977) was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss), who founded the Progressive Socialist Party. He led the National Movement during the Lebanese Civil War. He was a major ally of the Palestine Liberation Organization until his assassination in 1977. He authored more than 40 books centred on various political, philosophical, literary, religious, medical, social, and economic topics. In September 1972, Kamal Jumblatt received the International Lenin Peace Prize. He is the father of the Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and the son-in-law of the Arab writer and politician Shakib Arslan.

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Kamal Jumblatt timeline

  1. In September 1972, Kamal Jumblatt received the International Lenin Peace Prize.
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The world when Kamal Jumblatt was born

Kamal Jumblatt was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kamal Jumblatt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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