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Hafez al-Assad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حافظ الأسد) (October 6, 1930- June 10, 2000) was the president of Syria from 1971 to 2000. Hafez Al-Assad worked continually to ensure the preeminence of his own Alawite sect within the government, and Alawites were appointed to fill virtually all important government posts (a notable exception was Mustafa Tlass, the Sunni defence minister). Hafez al-Assad were always wary of independent Palestinian organizations, as he aimed to bring the Palestinian issue under Syrian control in order to use it as a political tool. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hafez_el_Assad   (2836 words)

Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad was born in Kurdaha near Lattakia, Syria, on October 6, 1930. Syrian President Hafez al-Assad died in Damascus at the age of 69 on June 10, 2000. Assad also allowed many Palestinian terrorist organizations to establish bases in Damascus, and also sponsored a Syrian faction of the PLO. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/Assad.html   (582 words)

The bitter legacy of Syria's Hafez al-Assad Assad's abandonment of the Palestinians in Jordan set a precedent that was to be repeated in subsequent acts of treachery, including his collusion in the Lebanese falangists' massacre of Palestinians at Beirut's Tel al Zaatar camp in 1976. Assad's staying power, now credited by Western leaders with bringing 30 years of political stability to Syria, was largely secured through the ample use of 15 different security services and rigid state control of the media and all forms of communication. Despite being one of the Arab leaders of the so-called “Steadfastness Front” against Israel, Assad's record of treachery toward the Palestinian people stands out among his counterparts in the region, who, as a group, were hardly known for their courage in the face of the traditional enemies of the Arab masses. www.wsws.org /articles/2000/jun2000/assa-j16.shtml   (2598 words)

Sicherman Hafez al-Assad Assad’s death at the age of 69 on June 10, 2000, removes from the scene a stubborn enemy of the Jewish state and also a persistent foe of American policy for nearly three decades. Assad liked this idea because it allowed him to control the diplomacy and to play his favorite argument that Syria was the key piece in the puzzle. Assad preached the ideology of the Baath (Renewal) Party, advocating a secular Arab unity across the Middle East under the direction of a small vanguard, itself controlled by a supreme leader. www.unc.edu /depts/diplomat/AD_Issues/amdipl_16/sicherman_asad_prt.html   (3523 words)

Hafez al-Assad Assad built a political system, where the army was both a symbol of Syria's power, as well as a technique of controlling the country. This means that Assad lacked a backbone in the Syrian population, and his survival as a political leader has rested on control and suppression of contending groups. It is also believed that this is one of the main resons for Assad's continued politics of state control over the economy: A liberalization would have meant that other groups in the society (Sunnis and Christians) would have gained economical force, and through this, also political force. lexicorient.com /e.o/assad_hafiz.htm   (1380 words)

Bashar al-Assad This article is written only 3 months after the death of Hafez al-Assad (June 10, 2000), and it is too early to say what kind of person Bashar is. Some reports describe him as not as strong and autocratic as his father (and his late brother). Initially he was not thought of as his father, Hafez al-Assad's successor. There is the large Sunni majority in the country, there are all the people who never are touched by the nepotism of Hafez al-Assaf's Syria, there are the Islamists, and then there are all of Bashar's own enemies. i-cias.com /e.o/assad_bashar.htm   (560 words)

Syria Bashar al-Assad Hafez al-Assad was a master in using terrorist organizations to promote Syrian interests and achieve political gains that he couldn't otherwise accomplish. Clearly, Bashar al-Assad is not Hafez al-Assad, but as far as his legitimacy is concerned, he enjoys the support of the Syrian population and there is no real opposition. This changed in 1997 when Hafez al-Assad decided to warm relations between Syria and Iraq, despite an attempt on his life during the 1980s. www.jcpa.org /brief/brief4-2.htm   (2159 words)

Syria's Leaders - Council on Foreign Relations Although Hafez al-Assad ruthlessly suppressed the Brotherhood's political activities—most notably in a brutal 1982 crackdown in the town of Hama that left tens of thousands of civilians dead—experts say the Muslim Brotherhood is still Syria's most viable opposition party. The Assad family is part of the minority Alawite sect, a Shiite Muslim faction that —despite making up only 12 percent of the population—has dominated political life in Syria since the Baath Party seized power in 1963, and forms the core of the country's armed services and intelligence bureaucracy. The network ran reports critical of the Syrian regime in the 1990s as part of Rifaat and Sumer's campaign against Hafez, which culminated in a gun battle between their opposing camps in the Alawite Latakia region in 1999. www.cfr.org /publication/9085/whos_who_in_the_syrian_leadership.html   (2222 words)

Syria after Assad Assad by contrast was a man of spartan ways all his ruling years Assad lived in a modest apartment. Assad’s authority where it came to his son inheriting the leadership mantle was reportedly challenged. Bashar al Assad’s fathers legacy will be his principle asset as he takes over as President for a seven year period. www.defencejournal.com /2000/july/syria.htm   (2983 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Hafez al-Assad Assad, Hafez al- (1930-2000), president of Syria (1971-2000), born in Qardahah. The son of longtime Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad was born in... Syria : government and politics : Hafez al-Assad’s regime: 1969: Syria ca.encarta.msn.com /Hafez_al-Assad.html   (153 words)

Hafez al-Assad Assad opposed the 1993 and subsequent PLO-Israeli accords on Palestinian self-rule and the 1994 ending of Jordan's state of war with Israel. To advance Syrian interests, Assad maintained close ties with the then-USSR (and later with Russia), aided Iran during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) intervened militarily and diplomatically in Lebanon, and backed Palestinian factions opposed to Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Yasir Arafat. In January 1999, Assad was nominated for a fifth 7-year term as president of Syria by the Baath party. www.palintefada.com /english/intbio17.html   (181 words)

Hafez Al Assad Assad cemented his position over the next thirty years and became one of the most influencial forces in the Middle East. The Syrain army to this day remains in country and Assad established himself as the deciding factor in that country's domestic politics. Joined the Air Force and was an early member of the Ba'ath party both of which held him in good stead following a coup d'etat in Syria in 1966 in which he became Minister of Defense. www.giles.34sp.com /biographies/assad.htm   (221 words)

Hafez al-Assad, Who Turned Syria Into a Power in the Middle East, Dies at 69 Hafez al-Assad was the ninth of 11 children, born on Oct. 6, 1930, to minor notables in the village of Qurdaha, in the Ansariya Mountains, which rise sharply from the Mediterranean coast. Assad acknowledged that Syria and Lebanon were sovereign nations, Syrians had long viewed Lebanon as a natural part of their country that had been unfairly severed by European colonial meddling. Assad, a survivor of several assassination attempts and at least one heart attack, died of a heart attack, according to medical officials quoted by Agence France-Presse. www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/asadd3.htm   (3971 words)

Assad, Hafez al- Assad, Hafez al- (6 October 1930- 10 June 2000), president of Syria (1971-2000), born in Qardahah. Assad was again disappointed with his Arab allies policies, in 1993 and 1994, Jordan and the Palestinians signed separate peace agreements with Israel. Assad had always wanted a united Arab stand in a just peace process that returns all Arab occupied land back. www.damascus-online.com /se/bio/assad_hafez.htm   (547 words)

Rifaat al-Assad Rifaat Assad, the younger brother of Syrian Ex-President Hafez Assad, and a member of Syria's Alawite minority, was born in 1937 in the village of Qurdaha in the Syrian province of Latakia. The Defense Companies were the praetorian guards of the Assad regime, playing a central role in the Syrian government's suppression of the 1980-82 Islamist insurgency which culminated in the brutal February 1982 massacre of up to 20,000 people in the city of Hama. After a brief standoff, Hafez made perhaps the most risky and brilliant political maneuver of his career by arranging for their elderly mother to fly down from Qurdaha and stay at Rifaat's house in Mezze. www.reformsyria.org /Baath/Villains/rifaat_al_assad.htm   (1211 words)

The Tribulation will begin with the revealing of the antichrist Hafez al Assad, the immediate past King of Syria and father of the present king was the most brilliant, deceptive, and cunning man in the middle east during his era. Hafez al Assad violently opposed the existence of Israel, and any relationship by any Arab country with Israel. Bashar al Assad was born in Damascus, Syria on www.cynet.com /Jesus/Prophecy/Begin.htm   (1273 words)

Assad, Hafez al- on Encyclopedia.com ASSAD, HAFEZ AL- [Assad, Hafez al-], 1930-2000, president of Syria (1971-2000). Office of the Press Secretary -- Remarks by the President on the Death of President Hafez Al-Assad of Syria. In the 1990s, Assad sought to cultivate both the support of more militant Arab leaders and peaceful relations with the West in an attempt to regain the Golan Heights and increase Syrian influence in the Middle East. www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/Assad-H1a.asp   (647 words)

USCFL - The Word of Hafez Al Assad In late June, President Hafez al-Assad and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak exchanged compliments through the medium of a British journalist, and Israeli officials were predicting that long-frozen talks between the two countries could resume within weeks. In June 1995, Assad promised Warren Christopher that he would engage in two-stage talks with Israel: a meeting of the countries' military chiefs of staff in Washington, followed later by discussions at a somewhat lower level. At the time, Israeli leaders condemned Assad's actions in strong language, with Prime Minister Rabin charging a "total violation" of the 1993 agreement. www.freelebanon.org /articles/v41.htm   (2066 words)

CNN NEWSROOM Guide for June 12, 2000 -- Text-Only Version Hafez al-Assad was the elected president of Syria, and his son is likely to be elected to the office next. Almost immediately after word of Hafez al-Assad's death broke, Syria's legislative body changed its country's constitution to lower the minimum age for president from 40 to 34. As a class, create a timeline of Syria under Hafez al-Assad and post the timeline in your classroom. learning.turner.com /newsroom/archive/0600/NR061200.html   (1755 words)

2000 Syria Special Weapons News ASSAD OBIT Voice of America 10 June 2000-- The president of Syria, one of the Arab world's longest ruling heads-of-state, Hafez al-Assad, has died in Damascus at the age of 69 following a lengthy illness. U-S-SYRIA REACT Voice of America 10 June 2000-- President Clinton has expressed sadness at the death of Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad and also hope that the leaders who succeed him in Damascus will continue to search for peace with Israel. ISRAEL / SYRIA Voice of America 10 June 2000-- The Israeli government is expressing sorrow for the death of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, saying it will continue to work for peace with his successor. www.fas.org /news/syria/index00.html   (371 words)

USCFL - Does Bashar Al Assad Rule Syria? But Hafez al-Assad had matured over the years and learned to differentiate between his vision, which absolutely negated the existence of Israel, and the constraints of reality, which required that he adopt a balanced tone and a pragmatic policy. In the Arab world, Bashar's rise to power was received with undisguised derision—toward the man himself as well as the Syrian "Socialist Democratic Popular Republic," which Hafez al-Assad and his son had turned into a monarchy, even a family fiefdom. It had been an open secret in Syria for some years that this was Hafez al-Assad's wish. freelebanon.org /articles/a374.htm   (4547 words)

AL-ASSAD, Bashar Son of President Hafez Al-Assad of Syria, Bashar Al-Assad is apparently prepared to succeed his father as President of Syria. This process accelerated dramatically on June 10, 2000 with the sudden death of Hafez Al-Assad. On different occasions, he was sent as a personal representative of the President for discussions with Heads of States like Emile Lahoud of Lebanon or Jacques Chirac of France. www.kennesaw.edu /pols/3380/intnl/backgr.htm   (301 words)

The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com The "troubles" of 1982 brought to a head a conflict between Islamic insurgents of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Alawite sect, which with just 11 percent of the population has largely ruled Syria for three decades under the late President Hafez al-Assad. When Assad took power in a 1970 coup, he brought Alawites to top positions, while also trying to strike a careful balance with Syria's other myriad groups. "There was some jealousy that Assad could do it so efficiently, and quickly and radically - other regimes were envious of his success. csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/2000/06/20/fp1s3-csm.shtml   (1434 words)

Al-Ahram Weekly Region The death of Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad One thing, at any rate, seems clear: with the passing of Hafez Al-Assad the very definition of the Arab world -- which he contributed in shaping with 30 years of pan-Arab efforts -- is changing. Since the death of Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad the region has been in a state of suspended animation. Assad's funeral procession passes before one of the ubiquitous posters of the leader weekly.ahram.org.eg /2000/486/focus.htm   (604 words)

Bashar al-Assad Bashar al-Assad was born in 1965 in Damascus, the son of former Syrian leader Hafez al-Assad. Bashar replaced his father Hafez al-Assad as leader of Syria soon after his death on June 10, 2000. Bashar was named Commander in Chief of the armed forces in 2000. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/Bassad.html   (120 words)

BBC NEWS Middle East Profile: Syria's Bashar al-Assad President Assad has made clear his priority is economic rather than political reform, in a country that has a great deal in common with the dictatorships of Eastern Europe before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Other observers say Mr Assad is firmly in the driving seat, but that he is moving slowly in order to keep powerful institutions behind him and to try to ensure stability. Assad's opposition to the Iraq war was popular in the region news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/2579331.stm   (779 words)

DEATH OF AL-ASSAD STIRS MID-EAST The important thing here is that Israel not succumb to false hopes that it will now be able to obtain what it failed to obtain from President Hafez Al-Assad. VOICE: The death of [President] Assad is a great loss to the Syrian people and the Arab world, which regarded this stubborn leader as a man with the final card and the final word in decisive issues... VOICE: Bashar [al Assad, the President's son] belongs to the new Arab leaders' generation. www.fas.org /news/syria/000612-syria2.htm   (1518 words)

Hafez al-Assad, Dictator of the Month, August, 2003 Hafez al-Assad (October 6, 1930- June 10, 2000) was the President of Syria from 1971 to 2000. Showing real aptitude Assad was send to the Soviet Union to receive advanced training. He joined in 1951 and was assigned to the Air Force division. www.dictatorofthemonth.com /Al_assad_H/Aug2003AssadEN.htm   (365 words)

Online NewsHour: Syria in Transition -- June 12, 2000 Hafez Al-Assad always believed that for peace to survive, it has to be established on a degree of equilibrium. EDWARD DJEREJIAN: I believe that Hafez Al-Assad was really truly one of the last of a generation of Pan Arab nationalist leaders. But if he didn't go forward, it was on the very important strategic and security and other details, but his option to move forward with peace with Israel in direct face to face negotiations with Israel had been asking for for 40 years at that point, was a real turn in direction. www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june00/syria_6-12.html   (2334 words)

Dr Bashar Al Assad After the death of President Hafez Al Assad, public support for Dr. Bashar has been very positive. Assad's response to all this has been to try to insulate himself against the escalating pressure. Currently, President Bashar Al Assad is also the President and Chairman of the Syrian Computer Society, which aims at promoting and improving Information Technology in Syria. www.aljazeera.com /cgi-bin/review/people_full_story.asp?service_id=4219   (872 words)

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