Nureddin al-Atassi
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Nureddin Mustafa Ali al-Atassi was a Syrian politician who served as the president of Syria from 1966 to 1970. Atassi was the first Syrian president to address the United Nations General Assembly, and
Atassi in 1970
Arab heads of state in Cairo to discuss previous talks with Soviet leaders. From left to right: Abdul Rahman Arif of Iraq, Houari Boumediene of Algeria, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Atassi and Ismail al-Azhari of Sudan, July 1967
President Nureddin Al-Atassi of Syria at the United Nations, New York
Hafez al-Assad
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Hafez al-Assad was a Syrian politician and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. He was previously the prime minister from 1970 to 1971 as well as th
Nureddin al-Atassi
…progress, ensuring the safety of the Jordanian border and seizing Irbid in order to protect Palestinian interests. On 13 November 1970, Defense Minister Hafez al-Assad orchestrated a coup d'état known as the Corrective Revolution, resulting in the overthrow of Atassi. Following the coup, Atassi, along with other…
Official portrait, 1986
Hafez al-Assad (above) standing on the wing of a Fiat G.46-4B with fellow cadets at the Syrian AF Academy outside Aleppo, 1951–52
Michel Aflaq and Salah Jadid, 1963
Women serving in the army, 1969