bernad kouchner lebanon liban – Eliedh’s Blog http://www.eliedh.com Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:18:37 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Bernard Kouchner, Did you Know? http://www.eliedh.com/2008/01/06/bernard-kouchner-did-you-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bernard-kouchner-did-you-know http://www.eliedh.com/2008/01/06/bernard-kouchner-did-you-know/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:16:52 +0000 http://www.eliedh.com/2008/01/06/bernard-kouchner-did-you-know/ Bernard KouchnerSince our politician still can’t decide anything alone we receive a lot of foreign politicians in Lebanon. One of our regular guest in the French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, we got used to seeing him once a month on TV since the crisis started so here are some facts about him that might interest you.

  • He is the co-founder of Medecin sans frontiere (Doctors without borders) and Doctors of the world.
  • He worked as humanitarian volunteer during the siege of the Nabaa camp in Lebanon (1975).
  • He worked closely with Imam Moussa El Sadr.
  • He tried to broker a cease fire between Aoun and Geagea in 88.
  • His son stayed in Lebanon for a Month after the last war to participate in the relief efforts in Khyam.
  • He is born from a Jewish Father and a Protestant Mother.

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