Transit Beirut: UNHCR, Diaspora Networks, and the Covert Resettlement of Armenians during the Cold War

A “most extraordinary” resettlement operation occurred in the 1950s and 1960s, during which thousands of Armenians from Bulgaria and Romania were systematically and discreetly resettled to the United States via Lebanon. This article explores how and why this small Levantine country became central t...

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Main Author: Maja Janmyr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies 2025-07-01
Series:Mashriq & Mahjar
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Online Access:https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/article/view/616
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