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Commands. Syrian Air Force Syrian Armed Forces. Battles/wars. Six-Day War War of Attrition Black September Yom Kippur War. 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.
Jun 6, 2024 · Hafez al-Assad, president of Syria (1971–2000) who brought stability to the country and established it as a powerful presence in the Middle East. After his death in 2000, Assad was succeeded by his son Bashar. Learn more about Hafez al-Assad’s life and career.
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Hafez al-Assad signing bilateral documents with Nicolae Ceaușescu, dictator of Socialist Republic of Romania While promoting himself as a historical leader in the style of Nasser and Salah ad-Din , Assad regarded his main goals to be Arab unity and an uncompromising struggle against Israel.
Jun 11, 2000 · 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...
In 1970, Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father, seized power after rising through the ranks of the Syrian armed forces, during which time he established a network of loyal Alawites by installing them in key posts.
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Nov 4, 2015 · The Assad family has ruled Syria for more than four decades, but how did they rise to power? Hafez al-Assad was the architect of modern Syria.
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.
