Charles Helou (Arabic: شارل الحلو) (25 September 1913 – 7 January 2001) was President of Lebanon from 1964 to 1970.Born in Beirut Helou was the scion of a powerful Maronite family from Baabda. He graduated with honours from St. Joseph’s University in Beirut in 1929 and went on to complete a Law degree in 1934. Helou was also a successful businessman and founded two French language newspapers L’Eclair du Nord and Le Jour.
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