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Who was Hafez al-Assad, former president and father of Bashar al-Assad?

As rebels advanced on the Syrian capital, anti-regime protests intensified across the country. In the Jermana suburb, just ten kilometers from central Damascus, demonstrators brought down the statue of Hafez al-Assad, the late father of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday. The act of defiance was followed by the destruction of a statue of Bashar’s late brother, Bassel al-Assad, in Aleppo, a city that had also witnessed mounting resistance.
In addition to toppling statues, protesters tore down posters of both Bashar and Hafez al-Assad, challenging the personality cult that had been meticulously cultivated around them by the ruling Baath Party.
Who was Hafez al-Assad?
  • Hafez al-Assad was the from 1970 until his death in 2000, a leader who shaped the country through a combination of military dominance, political maneuvering, and brutal repression.
  • Born into the , a sect of Shia Islam, Assad rose to prominence within the Syrian military, particularly during the sectarian power struggles that gr
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    Hafez al- Assad

    (b. 6 Oct. 1930, d. 16 Oct. 2000).

    President of Syria 1971–2000

    Early career

    Born in Qardaha into the Alawi sect, he became an officer in the airforce. He joined the Ba'ath Party in the 1950s, and became part of a group of nationalist officers who organized the successful coup of 1963. He was appointed commander of the airforce, and in 1965 moved up to the leadership of the Ba'ath Party. In the internal struggles of the party, he became a leader of the military faction, which he supported in the 1966 coup. He was rewarded with the appointment of Minister of Defence, though he came to oppose the doctrinaire rigidity of President Jadid. He took power in a coup in 1969, and consolidated his power in another coup in 1971. In 1971 Assad established the People's Council, by which he was elected President (confirmed in a plebiscite the following month).

    In office

    Together with his bitter rival, Hussein II of Jordan, and his more erratic ally, Gaddafi, Assad became one of the most skilful politicians of the Arab world. At home, he secured his regime through the appli

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    Hafiz al-Asad

    Hafiz al-Asad (حافظ الأسد [ˈħa:fezˤ elˈʔasad]; ur. 6 października1930 w Kardasze, zm. 10 czerwca2000 w Damaszku) – syryjski wojskowy i polityk, minister obrony w latach 1966–1972, premier w latach 1970–1971, prezydent Syrii sprawujący władzę autorytarną w latach 1971–2000.

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    Pochodził z alawickiej rodziny chłopskiej ze wsi Kardaha. Był synem Alego Sulajmana i jego drugiej żony Naisy. Urodził się jako czwarte dziecko z tego związku; z poprzedniego małżeństwa jego ojciec miał już trzech synów i dwie córki. Po Hafizie przyszła na świat jeszcze dwójka dzieci[1].

    Hafiz al-Asad nauczył się czytać od przywódcy miejscowej społeczności religijnej. Następnie był jednym z pierwszych uczniów szkoły podstawowej, którą w jego wsi otworzyły francuskie władze mandatowe[2]. W wieku dziewięciu lat rodzice wysłali go na dalszą naukę do Latakii. Początkowo mieszkał razem z zamężną siostrą. Następnie jednak jej mąż został skierowany do pracy

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