politician and president (1952- 58).
Chamoun's main political goal in national politics was to reorganize the departments so that they would function more efficiently. But he was not able to bring this to the anticipated results.
Through much of his politics, Chamoun's orientation was towards the Western countries, which was disdained by many of his allies. But he was also active over many years in a

and Christians in Lebanon.
Chamoun was a power politician, who forged alliances with the powerful Druze leader Kamal Jumblatt in order to to remove president Bishara Khouri from power, so that he could become president. But as soon as that was achieved, he cut links with Jumblatt. This would backfire on him 6 years later, with the Civil War of 1958, where Jumblatt was central in forcing him out of the president office.
Since this political defeat, Chamoun was never able to return as the same political force in Lebanese politics.

BIOGRAPHY
1900 April 3: Born in Dayru l-Qamar into a Maronite Christian family.
1925: Gets a degree from the French Law College, Beirut.
1934: Is elected to parliament.
1938: Is appointed finance minister.
1943: Is appointed interior minister.
1944: Is Lebanon's envoy to Great Britain.
1946: Is the chief Lebanese representative to the United Nations.
1948: Chamoun starts to form an opposition group in the parliament against president Bishara Khouri. This reaction came after that Khouri didn't let him take over as president, which Chamoun had expected.
1952: He forms an alliance with Kamal Jumblatt of the Progressive Socialist Party.
— September: Khouri has to resign because he is charged for corruption and Lebanon is struck by a general strike. Chamoun is now able to become new president, but he breaks the ties with his ally Jumblatt.
1956: Muslim leaders demand that Lebanon breaks relations with Great Britain and France, after the start of the Suez-Sinai War. Chamoun refuses.
1958 May: An armed rebellion starts in Tripoli, mainly involving Muslims. The uprising soon spreads to the other main cities along the coast. The army refuses to comply with Chamoun's order to quell the rebellion. Jumblatt supports the rebels, and starts to take control over large parts of the country.
— June US troops move into Lebanon, and manages by June 31 to take back control over the country. The involved groups agree that Fuad Chehab shall become new president.
— September 23: As Chamoun's term as president comes to an end, he steps down in favour of Chehab.
1968: Chamoun's party joins an alliance against the Christian groups that wanted to partake in the movement of Arab nationalism.
1975: With the start of the Lebanese Civil War, Chamoun emerges as one of the main Christian leaders, heading the Lebanese Front.
1984: Chamoun joins the national unity government.
1987 August 7: Dies in Beirut.