1926 ⟶ Lebanon Proclaimed a Parliamentary Republic
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🇹🇷 Turkey Gains Independence and Ankara is Declared Capital
Mustafa Kemal secures Allied recognition of Turkey's independence in the Treaty of Lausanne and subsequently declares the Republic of Turkey. Ankara officially replaces Constantinople as Turkish capital.⟶

TurkeyIndependenceRepublicTreaty of LausanneAnkaraMustafa Kemal AtatürkModernization

🇸🇾 Great Syrian Revolt Against French Rule
The Great Syrian Revolt breaks out across the various statelets of Syrian and Lebanon against French rule, which ultimately was put down by force in 1927.⟶

SyriaLebanonFranceRevoltColonialismMandateNationalism



🇱🇧 Lebanon Proclaimed a Parliamentary Republic
Lebanon proclaimed a parliamentary republic under French protectorate.⟶
LebanonRepublicFranceMandateParliamentaryIndependence


🇮🇶 Iraq Gains Independence
Iraq granted independence by League of Nations.⟶
IndependenceMandateLeague of NationsModern IraqBritish Mandate
