Syria's President Assad declares candidacy for third 7year term Fox News
The Hama massacre [8] ( Arabic: مجزرة حماة) occurred in February 1982 when the Syrian Arab Army and the Defense Companies, under orders of president Hafez al-Assad, besieged the town of Hama for 27 days in order to quell an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood against the Ba'athist government.
German firms helped Assad family build Syrian chemical weapons program, bombshell report alleges
Hafez al-Assad, the 18th president of Syria, died from a heart attack on 10 June 2000 at the age of 69. [1] [2] His funeral was held three days later in Damascus, and he was buried in a mausoleum in his hometown Qardaha in Latakia Governorate, beside his eldest son Bassel al-Assad who died in 1994. [3] [4] External videos
President Bashar alAssad Vows to Crush ‘Conspiracy’ Against Syria The New York Times
When Hafez al-Assad seized power in a coup in 1970, the party became a vital tool to instil loyalty, as well as help control the government and military alongside the pervasive security services.
The Assad Family Nemesis of Nine U.S. Presidents The New Yorker
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's first meeting with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, in 1973, dragged on until almost eleven P.M. It ran so long, the Times reported, that the media began to.
Les vingt ans de règne de Bachar alAssad ou les avantages de l’héritage paternel Middle East
Hafez al-Assad was born in Kurdaha near Lattakia, Syria, on October 6, 1930. He obtained his High School degree in Lattakia in early forties. He showed interest in public issues during that period which witnessed the Second World War. He participated in demonstrations against the French Occupation as well as in political activities to attain.
Assad’s regime killed an American — and no one seems to care The Washington Post
Fifty years ago, on November 13, 1970, Hafez al-Assad seized power from rival factions of the ruling Baath Party. Today, under his son Bashar, Syria is devastated with a shattered economy,.
Mortar hits Assad gathering in Syria, killing at least 21 Fox News
Hafez al-Assad [a] (6 October 1930 - 10 June 2000) was a Syrian statesman, military officer and revolutionary who served as the 18th president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.
Assad says Russia campaign must succeed in Syria Fox News
In February 1971, Hafez al-Assad became the first Alawite President of Syria. Alawites and the Assad Dynasty. Born to a relatively well-off Alawite family in a remote village located in northwestern Syria, Hafez al-Assad joined the Ba'ath Party in 1946 and rose to the rank of de facto commander of the Syrian army by 1969.
El presidente de Siria Bashar al Asad dice que el ataque químico del que se le acusa es una
Hafez al-Assad. Hafez al-Assad, 1980. Ḥāfiẓ al-Assad, (born Oct. 6, 1930, Qardāḥa, Syria—died June 10, 2000, Damascus), President of Syria (1971-2000). He joined the Baʿth Party in 1946 and in 1955 became an air force pilot. He became air force commander (1963) after helping the Baʿthists gain power. After participating in a.
In Syria, Assad Offers Path to Change, but Few Specifics The New York Times
(April 2022) Hafez al-Assad served as the President of Syria from 12 March 1971 until his death on 10 June 2000. He had been Prime Minister of Syria, leading a government for two years. He was succeeded by his son, Bashar al-Assad .
Hafez alAssad EcuRed
Hafez al-Assad, the air force officer who ruled Syria for three decades, transforming a Middle East backwater into an introverted regional power that endured as the center of unbending Arab.
Hafez alAssad Biography, Facts, Religion, & Son Britannica
Born on September 11, 1965, Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the second son of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, and his wife, Anisa. Hafez had risen to power through the Syrian military and the.
Hafez alAssad, Controlling Syria from the Grave
31 August 2020. AFP. Bashar al-Assad says he is fighting foreign-backed terrorists in Syria. President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has confounded many observers by holding on to power for more than.
Assad and the Future of the Middle East Foreign Affairs
In this picture, taken around 1990, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and his wife Anisa Makhlouf pose with their children (L-R) Maher, Bashar, Bassel, who died in a car accident in 1994, Majd and.
Syria war Lawyers submit first war crimes cases against Assad BBC News
"It looked like a war zone," remembered Syrian scholar Amr Al Azm. Thirty years later, Hafez's son, President Bashar al-Assad, faces a similar issue in Syria's fourth-largest city, where.
Syrian leader Assad says terrorists are behind unrest Fox News
Hafez al-Assad (born October 6, 1930, Qardāḥa, Syria—died June 10, 2000, Damascus) was the president of Syria (1971-2000) who brought stability to the country and established it as a powerful presence in the Middle East.