Hafez al-Assad
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Hafez al-Assad was the long-serving president of Syria and a central figure in Arab-Israeli politics, known for his authoritarian rule and strategic role in regional diplomacy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hafez al-Assad canonical | 40 |
| Hafez al-Assad government | 1 |
| Hafez al-Assad presidency | 1 |
| al-Assad | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
authoritarian ruler
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Qardaha ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | Corrective Movement coup of November 1970 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Bashar al-Assad
ⓘ
Bassel al-Assad ⓘ Bushra al-Assad ⓘ Maher al-Assad ⓘ Majd al-Assad ⓘ |
| conflict |
Lebanese Civil War
ⓘ
Six-Day War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| controlled | Syrian security and intelligence apparatus ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Syria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-06-10 ⓘ |
| education | Syrian Air Force Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Alawites ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hafez al-Assad
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Assad
|
| fullName | Hafez al-Assad self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Hafez ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Arab nationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Ba'athism
authoritarianism ⓘ state socialism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
one-party dominance under the Ba'ath Party
ⓘ
state-led economic development in Syria ⓘ |
| influenced | Syrian intervention in Lebanon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hama massacre of 1982
ⓘ
authoritarian rule ⓘ central role in Arab–Israeli politics ⓘ long-serving presidency of Syria ⓘ strategic regional diplomacy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| maintainedAllianceWith |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant general ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Minister of Defense of Syria 1972-01-01
ⓘ
President of Syria 2000-06-10 ⓘ Prime Minister of Syria 1971-04-03 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Minister of Defense of Syria 1966-02-23
ⓘ
President of Syria 1971-03-12 ⓘ Prime Minister of Syria 1970-11-21 ⓘ |
| opposed |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| participatedIn | peace negotiations over the Golan Heights ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Qardaha ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Damascus ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Ba'ath Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
|
| positionHeld |
General Secretary of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
ⓘ
Minister of Defense of Syria ⓘ President of Syria ⓘ Prime Minister of Syria ⓘ Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ahmad al-Khatib ⓘ |
| religion |
Alawites
ⓘ
surface form:
Alawite Islam
|
| spouse | Anisa Makhlouf ⓘ |
| successor | Bashar al-Assad ⓘ |
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Assad
this entity surface form:
Hafez al-Assad presidency
this entity surface form:
Hafez al-Assad government