set_leader_LEB = {

	if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_conservatism }

		if = { limit = { check_variable = { conservatism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Samir Geagea"
				picture = "samir_geagea.dds"
				ideology = conservatism
				traits = {
					western_conservatism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_liberalism }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Saad Hariri"
				picture = "Western_Saad_Hariri.dds"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_socialism }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { socialism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Walid Jumblatt"
				picture = "walid_jumblatt.dds"
				ideology = socialism
				traits = {
					western_socialism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Western_Autocracy }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Western_Autocracy_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Western_Autocracy_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Carlos Edde'"
				picture = "carlos_edde.dds"
				ideology = Western_Autocracy
				traits = {
					western_Western_Autocracy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Western_Autocracy_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Western_Autocracy_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Western_Autocracy_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Carlos Edde"
				picture = "carlos_edde.dds"
				ideology = Western_Autocracy
				traits = {
					western_Western_Autocracy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Western_Autocracy_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Communist-State }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Farouk Dahrouj"
				picture = "farouk_dahrouj.dds"
				ideology = Communist-State
				traits = {
					emerging_Communist-State
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Hanna Gharib"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Communist-State
				traits = {
					emerging_Communist-State
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Conservative }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Conservative_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Conservative_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Abdelrahim Mourad"
				picture = "abdelrahim_mourad.dds"
				ideology = Conservative
				traits = {
					emerging_Conservative
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Conservative_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Autocracy }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Autocracy_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Autocracy_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Elie Hobeika"
				picture = "elie_hobeika.dds"
				ideology = Autocracy
				traits = {
					emerging_Autocracy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Autocracy_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Autocracy_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Autocracy_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Joseph Hobeika"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Autocracy
				traits = {
					emerging_Autocracy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Autocracy_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Mod_Vilayat_e_Faqih }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Mod_Vilayat_e_Faqih_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Mod_Vilayat_e_Faqih_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Nabih Berri"
				picture = "nabih_birri.dds"
				ideology = Mod_Vilayat_e_Faqih
				traits = {
					emerging_Vilayat_e_Faqih
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Mod_Vilayat_e_Faqih_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_anarchist_communism }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { anarchist_communism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { anarchist_communism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Assem Qanso"
				picture = "assem_qanso.dds"
				ideology = anarchist_communism
				traits = {
					emerging_anarchist_communism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { anarchist_communism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { anarchist_communism_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { anarchist_communism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Fayez Shukr"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = anarchist_communism
				traits = {
					emerging_anarchist_communism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { anarchist_communism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Caliphate }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Caliphate_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Caliphate_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Abu Tarak al-Saadi"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Caliphate
				traits = {
					salafist_Caliphate
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Caliphate_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Caliphate_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Caliphate_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Ahmed al-Assir"
				picture = "Salafist_Ahmed_al-Assir.dds"
				ideology = Caliphate
				traits = {
					cleric
					salafist_Caliphate
					zealous
					ruthless
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Caliphate_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Kingdom }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Kingdom_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Kingdom_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Ata Abu Rashta"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Kingdom
				traits = {
					salafist_Caliphate
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Kingdom_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Neutral_conservatism }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Michel Aoun"
				picture = "michel_aoun.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_conservatism
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_conservatism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_oligarchism }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { oligarchism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { oligarchism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Fouad Makhzoumi"
				picture = "fouad_makhzoumi.dds"
				ideology = oligarchism
				traits = {
					neutrality_oligarchism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { oligarchism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_neutral_Social }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Hagop Pakradouni"
				picture = "hagop_pakradouni.dds"
				ideology = neutral_Social
				traits = {
					neutrality_neutral_Social
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Neutral_Libertarian }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_Libertarian_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_Libertarian_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Suleiman Frangieh Jr."
				picture = "suleiman_frangieh.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_Libertarian
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_Libertarian
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_Libertarian_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Neutral_Autocracy }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_Autocracy_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_Autocracy_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Elie Mahfoud Mahfoud"
				picture = "elie_mahfoud_mahfoud.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_Autocracy
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_Autocracy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_Autocracy_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Neutral_Communism }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_Communism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_Communism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Zaher Khatib"
				picture = "zaher_khatib.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_Communism
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_Communism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_Communism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Faisal Mawlawi"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Assaad Harmouch"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_Muslim_Brotherhood_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Neutral_green }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_green_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_green_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Philip Skaf"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_green
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_green
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_green_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Nat_Autocracy }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Gen. Michel Suleiman"
				picture = "michel_suleiman.dds"
				ideology = Nat_Autocracy
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Autocracy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Michel Suleiman"
				picture = "michel_suleiman.dds"
				ideology = Nat_Autocracy
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Autocracy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 2 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Gen. Jean Kahwaji"
				picture = "Army_Gen_Jean_Kahwaji.dds"
				ideology = Nat_Autocracy
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Autocracy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Autocracy_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Nat_Fascism }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Assaad Hardan"
				picture = "assaad_hardan.dds"
				ideology = Nat_Fascism
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Fascism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Ali Qanso"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Nat_Fascism
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Fascism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Nat_Populism }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Karim Pakradouni"
				picture = "karim_pakradouni.dds"
				ideology = Nat_Populism
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Populism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Samy Gemayel"
				picture = "generic.dds"
				ideology = Nat_Populism
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Populism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { has_country_flag = set_Vilayat_e_Faqih }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Vilayat_e_Faqih_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Vilayat_e_Faqih_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Mohammad Raad"
				picture = "Emerging_HEZ_Mohammad_Raad.dds"
				ideology = Vilayat_e_Faqih
				traits = {
					guerrilla_leader
					emerging_Vilayat_e_Faqih
					pro_iranian
					cautious
					zealous
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Vilayat_e_Faqih_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
}