as the starting point of a deep divide between Lebanese Christians. Some 20,000 mourners attended his funeral, including then Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss on 14 June 1978. Personal life Frangieh had two children, Suleiman Frangieh Jr. and Jihane, with Vera Frangieh, whom he married in 1962. His son Suleiman first became the Minister of Public Health at the age of 22, and he served as the Ministry of Interior from 2004 to 2005. He is known to have served with the Marada Brigade in the 1980s. See also List of assassinated Lebanese politicians List of attacks in Lebanon References Further reading Claire Hoy and Victor Ostrovsky, By Way of Deception: The Making and Unmaking of a Mossad Officer, St. Martin's Press, New York 1990. Denise Ammoun, Histoire du Liban contemporain: Tome 2 1943-1990, Fayard, Paris 2005. (in French) – Fawwaz Traboulsi, A History of Modern Lebanon: Second Edition, Pluto Press, London 2012. Robert Fisk, Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War, London: Oxford University Press, (3rd ed. 2001). Jean Sarkis, Histoire de la guerre du Liban, Presses Universitaires de France - PUF, Paris 1993. (in French) Samuel M. Katz, Lee E. Russel, and Ron Volstad, Armies in Lebanon 1982-84, Men-at-Arms series 165, Osprey Publishing, London 1985. Samir Kassir, La Guerre du Liban: De la dissension nationale au conflit régional, Éditions Karthala/CERMOC, Paris 1994. (in French) Matthew S. Gordon, The Gemayels (World Leaders Past & Present), Chelsea House Publishers, 1988. External links Al-Marada official site (in Arabic) Chamussy (René) – Chronique d’une guerre: Le Liban 1975-1977 – éd. Desclée – 1978 (in French) Tony Frangieh on Ehden Family Tree Website 1941 births 1978 deaths Assassinated Lebanese politicians Lebanese Maronites Warlords People murdered in Lebanon Members of the Parliament of Lebanon Postal services ministers of Lebanon Government ministers of Lebanon Marada Movement politicians Tony People of the Lebanese Civil War Children of national leaders People from Zgharta Children of national leaders of Lebanon