Talk:William Hawi

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hi

i dont really know what i am doing but here goes.

William Hawi is part of Lebanon history. He was a Lebanese politician and he was killed 1976 during his fight for independance. He should be included for his contribution to Lebanon's fight for freedom. This page should be linked to the "Lebanese people" page and to the Lebanon project thing... i just dont know how to do it.

As i said, i dont really know what i am doing. I also have relevant pictures that i would like to include but unforutnately i have not found out how yet....

Anyway, a simple googe search should show more information about the existance and life of William Hawi (or Haoui). Jinanez 15:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

i will also add that William Hawi was the predecessor of President Bashir Gemayel in the Kataeb party who, following William's death, was appointed his replacement as president of the Military Council which later became the Lebanese Forces. Jinanez 15:38, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

in summary: William Hawi joined the Phalanx organization (a.k.a. Kataeb) in 1937, was appointed Head of the Second and Fourth Districts, President of the Recruitment Bureau, Head of the Department of Security, Sport and Mobilization on May 29, 1952, and member of the Political Bureau on July 12, 1952. On June 16, 1958, he was in charge of organizing and leading the activists during the Lebanese events; this constituted the hub of the Party's Regulatory Forces of which he became the leader on February 6, 1961. On January 23, 1961, the Political Bureau dissolved the militants' organization before including its members in the Lebanese Phalanx Party and creating the Regulatory Forces. On February 6, 1961, William Haoui was appointed Head of said Forces. In 1963, the “First Commandos” unit was created. It was followed by the “Second Commandos” unit, then by the “P.G.” troop. In 1973, the "Maghaweer" platoon was created and the “Combat School” established. Moreover, “Chef” William supervised the setting up of camps as well as the training organization and development, which enabled the progress of the regulatory process although work was voluntary and financial capacities were scarce. In 1952, the Lebanese Phalanx put William Haoui up for the Municipal Council in the Achrafieh-Rmeil region, where he obtained the largest number of votes. On July 1, 1976, the sources of the Lebanese allied forces announced the fall of the last bastion in Tell el Zaatar and declared that the Head of the Phalanx War Council supervised this operation. On July 13, 1976, William Haoui was killed in the middle of the battlefield with a bullet in the forehead. Jinanez 15:43, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi there, The main reason for the nomination for deletion is that the article is biased (not neutral) and needs some heavy wikifying. Please read the links on your talk page, do the necessary changes and I'm sure that you will end up with a good article. See for instance Rafik Hariri as an example on how to do this. Cheers, ArchStanton 15:48, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

This article shouldn't be speedied or even be deleted as it concerns a notable historical figure in the history of Lebanon. However, the article is not NPOV and should be rewritten. JoJan 18:24, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

• Someone had added this sentence to the last paragraph of the article: "It is widely believed that Bashir Gemayel himself ordered the assassination."

Although some 'talk' has been generated in this regard some 30 years ago, there is no proof whatsoever to support such claims and it is documented that the bullet was fired from the Palestinian side although till this time the exact source of the bullet is uncertain. As such, we do not give credence to the above version of the events and will stick to what is known for certain.Jinanez 11:33, 12 January 2007 (UTC)