The Corrective Movement was the political, social and economic program, launched by Hafez al-Assad, soon after his seizure of power in the 1970 Ba'athist coup d'etat in Syria. Assad later compared the
Postage stamp commemorating the 20th anniversary of the start of the Corrective Movement, 1990. It depicts Syrian President and Ba'ath Party leader Hafez al-Assad and the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River, which was completed during his presidency
Hafez al-Assad addresses army officers in the city of Latakia, 1971
Postage stamp on the first anniversary of Corrective Movement, 1971
Syrian Ba'ath Party meeting, 1980s
Salah Jadid was a Syrian military officer and politician who served as the de facto leader of Syria from 1966 to 1970. The leader of the far-left bloc of the Syrian Ba'ath Party, he was ousted in 1970
Corrective Movement (Syria)
…The Corrective Movement program was the new government's reaction to the results of the extremely radical and aggressive policies of its predecessor, Salah Jadid, and was marked by a number of political and economic relaxations and changes (especially in the first decade). Reforms eventually succeeded in eradicating…
Michel Aflaq (left) and Jadid.
Members of the Syrian government in 1965. From left to the right: Vice president Nureddin al-Atassi, leader of National Command Michel Aflaq, president Amin al-Hafiz and Army's Chief of Staff, Salah Jadid.
Reports of the military coup in the Al-Ahram an Egyptian newspaper. The article contains a photograph of Jadid.
Syrian army tank on the streets during the 1966 military coup