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Hafez al-Assad

Reuters | 1 week ago

Syrian rebels swap officer for comrades' bodies

...been a common practice in the crackdown on the revolt against 42 years of rule by Assad and his late father, Hafez al-Assad, activists and human rights organizations say. The say that...

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Foreign Policy | 1 week ago

Taking Syria's elections seriously

...a gambit to rebuild the recently destabilized belief that the regime is invincible. When former President Hafez al-Assad died in 2000, I asked a Syrian friend why the immediate reaction was...

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Hafez ibn 'Ali ibn Sulayman al-Assad or more commonly Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حافظ الأسد‎ Ḥāfiẓ al-Asad, 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was the President of Syria for three decades. On the one hand, Assad's rule consolidated the power of the central government after decades of coups and counter-coups, and continued foreign influence related to the cold war. His rule brought changes, including the 1973 constitution which stated that it guaranteed women's "equal status in society". Assad attempted to industrialize the country, and it was opened up to foreign markets. He invested in infrastructure, education, medicine, literacy and urban construction. As a result of the discovery of oil, the economy expanded.

Name At Birth:
Hafez ibn 'Ali ibn Sulayman al-Assad
Also Known As:
Butcher of Hama", "Lion of Damascus
Birth Date:
October 6, 1930
Birthplace:
Qardaha, French Mandate of Syria
Death Date:
June 10, 2000
Place of Death:
Damascus, Syria
Religion:
Alawi
Spouse:
Aniseh (née Makhluf)
Political party
  • Damascus-based Ba'ath Party (1966–2000) (NPF)
  • Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (1947–1966)
  • Arab Ba'ath Movement (1946–1947)
Allegiance:
Syria
Title:
President of Syria (military rule)

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