The first was between 21 March 1938 until 1 November 1938 during the rule of President Émile Eddé during the French Mandate.
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For instance, the prefect’s wife Marie-Andrée Thibon née Blanc created an association for the refugees coming from Smyrna (at the time of the Great Fire of Smyrna) and originating from French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon.
Soghanalian was born to an Armenian family in what was then French mandate Syria Iskanderun (now modern Turkey).