Illustration showing the attempted assassination of the French High Commissioner in Syria, General Gouraud in 1921
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Illustration showing the attempted assassination of the French High Commissioner in Syria, General Gouraud in 1921

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Illustration showing the attempted assassination of the French High Commissioner in Syria, General Gouraud in 1921. following the French taking of Damascus, the folk hero Adham Khanjar of Southern Lebanon staged a failed attempt on Gouraud's life on 23 June 1921. Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud (17 November 1867 – 16 September 1946) was a French general

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP23A10_432

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