Élias Sarkis Chehabist Bachir Gemayel Kataeb Member State of the Arab League Lebanon portal An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Lebanon on 23 August 1982, resulting in Lebanese Forces leader Bachir Gemayel being elected President of the Lebanese Republic.

Under heavy American and Israeli support, Gemayel was able to garner the backing of Saudi Arabia (and by extension the Arab League) for his election to the presidency.

[3] As the Civil War had been resulted in the de facto partition of the country and militia everywhere, no election had taken place since 1972 for the Lebanese Parliament.

13 September : Beirut's seaport resumes its activities During these 21 days, fighters from the Lebanese Forces were prohibited from wearing their uniforms and also from carrying their weapons in the streets.

On the 14th of September 1982, Gemayel was assassinated in an explosion that killed more than thirty people by SSNP member Habib Shartouni, on the orders of Syria.