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Syrian President
: President Hafiz Al-Assad
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Part 1 - Before Becoming
President:
Born in Qurdaha near Latakia,
on October 06, 1930.Obtained his High School degree in Latakia
during the 1940's
He showed interest in public issues during that period which
witnessed the Second World War. He participated in demonstrations
against the French Occupation as well as in political activities
to attain independence which was achieved on April 17, 1946.
He was elected to the Students Committee in Latakia and chaired
the first Students Conference in Syria. At that time, as Chairman
of the Committee, he led the student’s movement under the
banner of Al Baath Arab Socialist Party. Liberation from colonialism,
Palestinian cause and other national issues were the prominent
issues of his concern in late forties and early fifties.
He enrolled in the Baath Arab Socialist Party in 1946, and
struggled under its banner against the old political forces.
He joined the Military Academy in 1952 where he chose the
Airforce Academy from which he graduated Airforce Lieutenant
Pilot in early 1955. On graduating he was champion in Aerobatics.
He attended many military courses; the most important was
in the former Soviet Union, as Fighter Pilot and Night &
Day Fighting Pilot. He passed a course of Squadron Leader
with Excellent degree in 1959. He also had Excellent degree
in a course of Airforce Staff Officer in 1964.
In 1958, he served in
a Night Fighting Squadron in Cairo, during the years of unity
with Egypt.
He was excluded from the Armed Forces on December 2, 1961 and
transferred to a civil job after cessation from Egypt on September
28 1961, due to his national stand against that separation.
He was a main leader of the underground military committee (five
members) that led the March 8 Revolution in 1963, initiating major
contacts, both civil and military, that made the revolution a
great success and a lifetime accomplishments.
He occupied leading posts in both the Regional and National
Command of the Baath Arab Socialist Party until which he became
the General Secretary of the party. He played a major role
in the success of the February 23, 1966 Movement, which put an end
to the conflicts within the party.
He became Prime Minister & Minister of Defense on
November 21, 1970 after leading the Correctionist Movement which
widely opened the party’s doors to the Arab Masses.
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