Hafez al-Assad
President of Syria from 1971 to 2000
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Hafez al-Assad was a Syrian politician, dictator and military officer who served as the 18th president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. He had previously served as prime minister of Syria from 1970 to 1971 as well as regional secretary of the regional command of the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and secretary general of the National Command of the Ba'ath Party from 1970 to 2000. Hafez al-Assad was a key participant in the 1963 Syrian coup d'état, which brought the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power in the country, a power that lasted until the fall of the regime in 2024, then led by his son Bashar.
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Syria BREAKING| Assad’s Father’s Tomb Reduced to Ashes as Angry Rebels Stand Over Charred Remains Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:01Published | |
Syrians topple Hafez al-Assad statue in Dayr Atiyah Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published | |
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