Rifaat al-Assad
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Rifaat al-Assad is a Syrian military commander and politician, brother of former president Hafez al-Assad, long known as a powerful regime strongman and leader of the notorious Defense Companies.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ba'athist
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Syrian politician ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegedInvolvement | 1982 Hama massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rif'at al-Asad
NERFINISHED
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Rifaat Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | Defense Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfExile |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-08-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Alawites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exileFrom | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo |
France
NERFINISHED
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Rifaat Ali Suleiman al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Rifaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Syrian Arab Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major general ⓘ |
| nationality | Syrian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | power struggle with Hafez al-Assad in 1984 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempted power struggle in Syria in 1984
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leadership of the Syrian Defense Companies ⓘ role in consolidating Hafez al-Assad's rule ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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politician ⓘ |
| partOf | al-Assad family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Qardaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Arab socialism
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Ba'athism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Defense Companies
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Vice President of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
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Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Bashar al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
France
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Hafez al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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