Publisher's Synopsis
Hafez al-Assad was a Syrian politician who served as President of Syria from 1971 to 2000. He was also Prime Minister of Syria from 1970 to 1971, as well as regional secretary of the regional command ...Story of Hafez al-AssadIndexChapter 1: Story of Hafez al-Assad1.1 Education and early political careerChapter 2: Air Force career: 1950-1958Chapter 3: Runup to 1963 coup: 1958-19633.1 Early Ba'ath Party rule: 1963-19703.2 Power struggle and 1966 coup3.3 Jadid as strongman: 1966-19703.4 Seizing power3.5 Differences with Jadid3.6 "Duality of power"3.7 1970 coup d'étatChapter 4: Presidency: 1970-20004.1 Institutionalization4.2 Sectarianism4.3 Islamist uprising4.4 Events4.5 Autocracy, succession and death4.6 Economy4.7 Foreign policy4.8 The WarChapter 5: Syrian occupation of Lebanon5.1 Background5.2 Syrian invasion of Lebanon5.3 Occupation period5.4 Assassinations5.5 Bachir Gemayel5.6 Units involved5.7 Diplomatic exchange5.8 Special Tribunal for LebanonChapter 6: Political status
