Syrian revolt of 1925–1927

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anti-colonial movement nationalist movement revolt uprising

The Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 was a major nationalist uprising against French colonial rule in Syria that spread from the Druze Mountain to much of the country and marked a key moment in the struggle for Syrian independence.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Great Druze Revolt	2
Syrian Revolt of 1925	1
Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 canonical	1
Syrian struggle for independence	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial movement ⓘ nationalist movement ⓘ revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ surface form: Great Druze Revolt Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ
chronology	followed the establishment of the French Mandate after World War I ⓘ
commander	Fawzi al-Qawuqji ⓘ French General Andréa ⓘ Maurice Sarrail ⓘ surface form: French High Commissioner Maurice Sarrail Hasan al-Kharrat ⓘ Nasib al-Bakri ⓘ Sultan al-Atrash ⓘ
consequence	French political concessions in the mandate ⓘ increased Syrian demands for independence ⓘ rise of nationalist leaders in Syrian politics ⓘ strengthening of Syrian national consciousness ⓘ
country	Syria ⓘ
describedAs	key moment in the struggle for Syrian independence ⓘ
endTime	1927 ⓘ
hasCause	French interference in Druze internal affairs ⓘ Syrian nationalism ⓘ dissatisfaction with partition of Syrian territories under the mandate ⓘ opposition to French mandatory policies ⓘ resentment of French military occupation ⓘ
historicalPeriod	interwar period ⓘ
location	Aleppo Governorate ⓘ surface form: Aleppo region Damascus ⓘ Ghuta of Damascus ⓘ Hama ⓘ Hauran ⓘ Homs ⓘ Jabal al-Druze ⓘ
opposedTo	French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ surface form: French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon French colonial rule in Syria ⓘ
participant	Druze fighters ⓘ French Army ⓘ French colonial authorities ⓘ Syrian nationalists ⓘ rural insurgents from Hauran ⓘ urban notables of Damascus ⓘ
partOf	Syrian struggle for independence ⓘ
result	French military victory ⓘ suppression of armed revolt by France ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of al-Kafr ⓘ Battle of al-Kafr ⓘ surface form: Battle of al-Mazraa French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 ⓘ uprising in Hama ⓘ
startTime	1925 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon → containsEvent → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

Great Syrian Revolt → partOf → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian struggle for independence

Great Syrian Revolt → alsoKnownAs → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian Revolt of 1925

Great Syrian Revolt → alsoKnownAs → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Druze Revolt

Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 → alsoKnownAs → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Druze Revolt