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Hafez Al-Assad

President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.

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Country of Citizenship

Ba'athist Syria

Cause of Death

Myocardial Infarction

Date of Birth

10/6/1930

Date of Death

6/10/2000

Educated At

Homs Military Academy

Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia

Place of Burial

Assad Mausoleum

( - 12/11/2024)

Coordinate Location

: 35.4598°N 36.0675°E

: 12/11/2024

Member of Political Party

Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

Place of Birth

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

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French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon

Place of Death

Occupation

Instance Of

Position Held

President of the Syrian Arab Republic

(3/12/1971 - 6/10/2000)

:

Ahmad Al-Khatib

:

Abd Al-Halim Khaddam

:18

: 6/10/2000

: 3/12/1971

Prime Minister of Syria

(11/21/1970 - 4/3/1971)

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Nureddin Al-Atassi

:

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi

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: 4/3/1971

: 11/21/1970

President of the Syrian Arab Republic

(2/22/1971 - 3/11/1971)

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Ahmad Al-Khatib

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Acting President

: 3/11/1971

: 2/22/1971

Minister of Defense of Syria

(2/23/1966 - 3/22/1972)

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: 3/22/1972

: 2/23/1966

Child

Bassel Al-Assad

Bashar Al-Assad

Bushra Al-Assad

Religion or Worldview

Spouse

(1957 - 6/10/2000)

: 6/10/2000

: 1957

Manner of Death

Sibling

Rifaat Al-Assad

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Sex or Gender

Replaced By

Bashar Al-Assad

Award Received

Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria

Collar of the Order of the White Lion

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Hero of the Soviet Union

Order of Civil Merit , 4th Class (Syria)

: unknown value

Order of Civil Merit , 1st Class (Syria)

: unknown value

Described by Source

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SourceWatch List of Dictators

Candidacy in Election

1985 Syrian Presidential Election

1971 Syrian Presidential Election

1978 Syrian Presidential Election

1999 Syrian Presidential Election

1991 Syrian Presidential Election

Father

Family Name

Mother

Number of Children

5

Significant Event

Attempted Assassination of Hafez Al-Assad

(6/26/1980)

Object of Statement Has Role

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Object of Statement Has Role

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: 6/26/1980

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Kinship to Subject

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Given Name

Name in Native Language

حافظ الأسد

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