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Bassel al-Assad ( Arabic: بَاسِلُ ٱلْأَسَدِ, romanized : Bāsil al-ʾAsad; 23 March 1962 – 21 January 1994) was a Syrian engineer, colonel, equestrian and politician who was the eldest son of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of (later) President Bashar al-Assad.
The al-Assad family, also known as the Assad dynasty, is a Syrian political family that has ruled Syria since Hafez al-Assad became president of Syria in 1971 under the Ba'ath Party. After his death, in June 2000, he was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad .
Jul 21, 2015 · Syria - Funeral of Bassel Assad. (22 Jan 1994) Arab leaders and tens of thousands of grief-stricken Syrians joined President Hafez al-Assad for the burial of his eldest son on Saturday (22/1...
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Apr 21, 2017 · After 29 years of Hafez al-Assad, a ruthless air force commander who came to power in a coup, Bashar’s sleek suits and British investment-banker wife seemed like a breath of fresh air.
Bassel al-Assad was a Syrian army general and the oldest son of Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of Bashar al-Assad. It was believed that Bassel would replace Hafez until he died in the year 1994 in a car crash. [1]
Nov 4, 2015 · The conflict in Syria has drawn in major global powers, some supporting and some opposing President Bashar al-Assad. The Assad family has ruled Syria for more than four decades, but how did...
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Nov 19, 2020 · The new museum in Latakia, estimated to cost millions of dollars, provokes outrage online as Syrians struggle to survive the war and economic crisis. Bassel al-Assad, who died in 1994, was the eldest son of Hafez al-Assad and the expected successor to the presidency.
