pre-Civil War

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The exhibit reconstructs some scenes of the Lebanese capital's pre-civil war days, alongside photos, videos, and art installations.

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2022

And before the 2003 Davis Cup final, Spain’s pre-civil war republican anthem was played before their clash with Australia.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2020

Gyllenhaal has been rereading David McCullough’s biography of the second US president, John Adams, and is unsettling himself by noticing the “surprising and terrifying correlations in America to the civil war and pre-civil war times”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2017

The attempt to return Beirut to its pre-civil war image has been hampered by violent outbreaks in the capital in 2006 and 2008, says Dr Choueiri.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2010

Growing up with his mother's family in swinging, pre-civil war Beirut made him into a wild and, at 189 lbs., seriously paunchy teenager.

From Time Magazine Archive