Salah Jadid
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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
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
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
Salah Jadid
…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 by Hafez al-Assad's Corrective Revolution. Jadid came to power after a coup in 1966. Although he did not rule directly, preferring to remain in the shadows, he wielded all real power in Syria…
Newspaper announces another military coup, 1970
Hafez Assad in November of 1970.
Newspaper article announcing Assad's inauguration as president, 1971