Syrian Corrective Movement
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The Syrian Corrective Movement was a 1970 internal Ba'ath Party coup led by Hafez al-Assad that reshaped Syria’s political system into a long-lasting authoritarian regime centered on his rule.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corrective Movement (Syria) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ba'ath Party internal coup
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coup d'état ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
Syrian Ba'ath Party
NERFINISHED
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Syrian military NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian security services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Corrective Movement
NERFINISHED
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Corrective Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ArabicName | الحركة التصحيحية ⓘ |
| conflictType | intra-party power struggle ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| date | 1970-11-13 ⓘ |
| domesticPolicyChange |
agrarian reform continuation
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co-optation of traditional elites ⓘ economic state control expansion ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Hafez al-Assad government
NERFINISHED
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long-term Assad family rule in Syria ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation | alignment with Soviet Union ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
NERFINISHED
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Arab socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ Ba'athism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyActor |
Ba'ath Party Regional Command
NERFINISHED
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Syrian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Arab Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader | Hafez al-Assad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | new Syrian constitution of 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
decades-long authoritarian stability
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establishment of Assad dynasty in Syria ⓘ |
| method | military coup ⓘ |
| overthrew | Salah Jadid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
emergence of personality cult around Hafez al-Assad
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restriction of political pluralism ⓘ strengthening of security apparatus ⓘ |
| politicalPartyInvolved | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Salah Jadid government
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radical left-wing Ba'ath faction rule ⓘ |
| regionalContext |
Arab–Israeli conflict
NERFINISHED
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Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Hafez al-Assad presidency
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authoritarian regime in Syria ⓘ centralization of power in presidency ⓘ consolidation of Ba'ath Party rule in Syria ⓘ dominance of military in Syrian politics ⓘ purge of rival Ba'ath factions ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| year | 1970 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Corrective Movement (Syria)