1970 Syrian coup d'etat
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The 1970 Syrian coup d'etat, also called the Corrective Revolution or the Corrective Movement, was a bloodless military coup d'état led by General Hafez al-Assad on 13 November 1970 in Syria. Assad pr
Newspaper announces another military coup, 1970
Hafez Assad in November of 1970.
Newspaper article announcing Assad's inauguration as president, 1971
Fall of the Assad regime
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On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime in Syria collapsed during a major offensive by opposition forces. The offensive was spearheaded by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian National Army, and the Souther
1970 Syrian coup d'etat
…Union. Assad would rule Ba'athist Syria until his death in 2000, after which he was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad who in turn ruled until the collapse of his regime in December 2024. Assad started planning to seize power shortly after the failed Syrian military intervention in the Black September crisis in Jordan…
Syrians celebrate the fall of Assad at the Umayyad mosque, 14 December 2024
Stuck and abandoned tank of the Assad's forces on the road to Damascus, December of 2024
Syrian citizens celebrating fall of the Assad regime in Damascus at December 11 of 2024
A destroyed image of Bashar al Assad after the collapse of his regime in December 2024