Jassem Alwan
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Jassem Alwan was a Syrian military officer and prominent military figure in Syria in the early 1960s. He rose to prominence during the period of the United Arab Republic when he served as the Commande
Alwan portrait on the magazine cover
a monument to Alwan in his native Deir ez-Zor
Alwan during his military trial for his attempt to overthrow Military Committee in 1963
1963 Syrian coup d'état
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The 1963 Syrian coup d'état, labelled in Ba'athist historiography as the March 8 Revolution, was the seizure of power in Syria by the military committee of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socia
Jassem Alwan
…was subsequently exiled to Lebanon. A pan-Arabist coalition of officers led by the Ba'athists and joined by the Nasserists, including Alwan, managed to successfully overthrow the government in Damascus on 8 March 1963, establishing the National Council for the Revolutionary Command (NCRC) —a body dominated by Ba'athists, but…
Military Committee members Salim Hatum (left), Muhammad Umran (center) and Salah Jadid (right) celebrate the coup's success
Syrian society was feudal in nature, and was dominated by landlords and peasants
Aflaq, the leader of the party's civilian-wing, and Jadid, a senior figure in the planning of the coup d'état
Syrian officers after successful coup.