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Ronald Reagan - Lebanese Civil War

Time: Sunday Oct 23, 1983

Place: Lebanon

Details: With the approval of Congress, Reagan sent forces to Lebanon in 1983 to reduce the threat of the Lebanese Civil War. The American peacekeeping forces in Beirut, a part of a multinational force during the Lebanese Civil War, were attacked on October 23, 1983.

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