Lebanese President Michel Suleiman reviews the honor guard at the presidential palace in Baaba , near Beirut , Lebanon 26 May 2008 . Lebanon ' s newly - elected President Michel Suleiman took his oath of office as the 12 th president on 25 May 2008 , filling a post left vacant for six months and ending a political crisis that threatened a new civil war . EPA / NABIL MOUNZER < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >< 연합뉴스 긴급 속보 를 SMS 로 ! SKT 사용 자 는 무료 체험 ! >