Tracy Chamoun

Tracy Chamoun (born 1962 ) is an author and political activist from Lebanon.

It is one of two surviving children of Dany Chamoun (1934-1990), former leader of the National Liberal Party and commander of the Tigers militia, which played a major role in the Lebanese civil war, and the granddaughter of former President Camille Chamoun.

Legacy of her father

Tracy Chamoun tried with the establishment of Dany Chamoun Foundation to fulfill their father's legacy, the 1990 was dropped assassinated along with his second wife and two young sons. It endeavors to draw the murderer of her father to justice and this has led both in Lebanon and in other States court proceedings. In 1994, Samir Geagea was sentenced to life imprisonment. In July 2005, however, he was dismissed due to an amnesty from prison. It is believed that Tracy Chamoun feared a reprisal of Geagea.

Autobiography

Chamoun has an autobiography entitled Au Nom du Père written, which focuses on her relationship with her father, and upon his life and work. In it she also describes the experience they had in 1980 made ​​with her ​​mother when the two during a surprising attack on the headquarters of the National Liberal Party by the Phalange militia under the command of Bachir Gemayel, a former ally of her father, kidnapped were.

Policy

Chamoun is the pro-Syrian government of President Émile Lahoud critically. The independence of their country has called it a "myth". It is regarded as radical, favors the establishment of a modern democracy and opposes a political feudal system. It is said that she, too cautious finds her uncle Dory Chamoun, who is currently chairman of the National Liberal Party politics.

• Author
• Autobiography
• Lebanese
• Born in 1962
• Woman