Free French declaration of Syrian independence (1941)

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The Free French declaration of Syrian independence (1941) was a World War II-era proclamation by Free French authorities promising eventual sovereignty to Syria following the Allied campaign against Vichy control in the Levant.


Statements (36)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II-era document
historical event
political declaration
appliesToTerritory Syria
concerns end of colonial rule
self-determination of Syria
countryInvolved France
Syria
followedBy eventual recognition of Syrian independence in 1944
gradual transfer of powers to Syrian authorities
geographicRegion Levant
Middle East
hasConsequence political commitments by Free French authorities in the Levant
strengthening of Syrian expectations of independence
hasContext Allied campaign in the Levant
Vichy French control of Syria
World War II
hasParticipant Free France
Syria
hasSubject Syrian independence
hasType independence declaration
language Arabic
French
legalStatus unilateral political promise
madeBy Free French authorities in the Levant
madeDuring Allied occupation of Syria and Lebanon
opposedTo Vichy France
politicalAlignment Allied powers
precededBy Vichy French administration in Syria
relatedTo French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
Levantine campaign
Syrian independence movement
Syria–France relations
statedGoal end of French mandate rule in Syria
promise of eventual Syrian sovereignty
timePeriod 1941

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
Syrian–Lebanese campaign ("Free French declaration of Lebanese independence (1941)")
relatedEvent

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