Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Transjordanians have not only been the main beneficiaries of political power, but have also occupied the key positions in the armed forces. Hafez al assad quotes 1 quote goodreads share book. Matthew gordon a biography of the military leader who became president of syria in 1970.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Supporters of syrian president bashar alassad rally in damascus in. In addition, bashars brother bassel treated his younger sibling with cruelty and bullying. It is set in the early 1980s, during the bloody struggle between the muslim brotherhood. Hafez alassad october 6, 1930 june 10, 2000, syrian. President hafez alassad, master of syria since 1979, was a towering figure of arab politics, respected and feared in his own country and throughout the middle east.
Despite deals with russia and iran, assad needs israel. An extract from an interview where, president hafez al assad of syria speaks exclusively with thames tvs tv eye about the growing middle east crisis in lebanon, and the repercussion that israel. Quotes tagged as hafez al assad showing 11 of 1 the fervor and singlemindedness of this deification probably have no precedent in history. Hafez alassad biography childhood, life achievements. It did so at the price of brutal repression and a police state government. The participants in the meeting observed a one minute silence in memory of the late president hafez al assad. New assad statues show syrian regime is here to stay the. In 1946, the same year syria gained its independence, sixteenyearold hafez. He was appointed commander of the airforce, and in 1965 moved up to the leadership of the. The syrian city of hama was the scene of a massacre in 1982 when president hafez al assad, father of the current president bashar al assad, razed the city to crush a sunni rebellion, slaughtering. Bashar assad s real name is bashar wahash, bashar the beast.
In syria, hafez al assad sought to construct a cult of personality from the moment he grabbed power, but his statues became more ubiquitous only after he emerged victorious from a grueling battle. Either he, or assad s grandfather, changed the family name from al wahash the wild beast in arabic to al assad the lion in arabic. At the opening session the arab ministers stressed in their speeches that the late president al assad is a great loss for syria and the entire region, due to the late presidents brave and wise stances in defending the arab nations. If you really want to understand whats going on in syria, this is probably the best book to read. Its a history textbook on quite an important episode of syrian political history, in which hafez alassad was president, and also the time before he became. A new book detailing the brutal torture and murder meted out by the regime of president bashar al assad serves as a harrowing reminder of the true nature of the man russia is now fighting for and. In a public referendum, running unopposed, he received 97 percent of. Explains the assad familys religious and ethnic background, as well as modern syrias history. From bashar al assad s perspective, the more than sevenyear war to save his familys nearly 50year rule has been a. Hafez alassad 6 october 1930 10 june 2000 was a syrian statesman, politician and general who was president of syria from 1971 to 2000, prime minister from 1970 to 1971, regional secretary of the regional command of the syrian regional branch and secretary general of the national command of the baath party from 1971 to 2000. Assad s rule stabilized and consolidated the central government after decades of coups and countercoups. Natural sound xfa there was a public outpouring of grief in syria on the weekend, over the death of the man who led the nation for thirty years. How bashar alassad became a brutal dictator psychology. In syria, president hafez al assad has built his regime on the alawi minority, while the vast security apparatus limits the spread of sectarian, class or ideological grievances in the military.
The authoritarian leader participated in every major event in the middle east and was also crucially involved in many world events. Hafez al assad, the air force officer who ruled syria for three decades, transforming a middle east backwater into an introverted regional power that endured as the center of unbending arab. Shaaban, a former professor of english literature who is media and political adviser to assads son, bashar alassad, provides for the first. Ten days after hafez s death, bashar alassad was chosen for a sevenyear term as president of syria. Hafez al assad was careful not to let anyone become powerful enough to challenge him, and his son uses the same tactic foreign staff wed 14 mar 2012 14. Hafez alassad was a syrian politician who served as president of syria from 1971 to 2000. Bashars father and predecessor, hafez al assad, rose to the syrian presidency from an impoverished alawite family.
According to this book, the goodwilled, kindhearted assad is sincerely planning to modernize and democratize syria, had it not been for the western antisyrian conspiracies that have so far thwarted all such attempts. Bashar alassad was the second son of hafez and anisa alassad. Hafez al assad gained prominence as the leader of syria for a generation spanning from 1971 until his death. Throughout his life, bashars father was emotionally absent from the family. The bitter legacy of syrias hafez al assad by jean shaoul and chris marsden 16 june 2000 the political career of syrian president hafez al assad. Syrian archives add new details to henry kissingers. From a pulitzer prizenominated journalist specializing in the middle east, this groundbreaking account of the syrian civil war reveals the neverbeforepublished true story of a 21stcentury humanitarian disaster. Khalifas multilayered novel explores the rise of religious extremism in syria from a female perspective. He named numerous places and institutions after himself and members of his family.
Profile for hafez alassad from love, poverty, and war. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers editorially handpicked childrens books every 1, 2, or 3 months at 40% off list price. I wasnt made by the west to go to the west or any other country. Ahmed al assad, was an older halfbrother of hafez al assad from ali sulaymans first wife saada. Interview with the president of syria president assad.
The ninth of eleven children, hafez al assad came from a poor and tough mountain tribe. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. His new book is called assad or we burn the country. Hafez al assad was one of the first student recruits of what would become the. President of syria 19712000early careerborn in qardaha into the alawi sect, he became an officer in the airforce. A biography of the military leader who became president of syria in 1970. Two new books explain why the relationship needs to be made coherent before it.
Anwar al assad, hilal al assad, was the president of the syrian arabian horse association. Teachers began each lesson with the song our eternal leader, hafez al assad. Dagher explains brutal syrian regimes in assad or we burn the. His father, hafez alassad, was president of syria from 1971 to 2000. All that is good in syria came from assad and all that is evil came from syrias enemies in the west. In addition, he is commanderinchief of the syrian armed forces and regional secretary of the arab socialist baath partys branch in syria. Dagher explains brutal syrian regimes in assad or we burn the country nprs noel king talks to journalist sam dagher about his book assad or we burn the country. The best books on syria five books expert recommendations. Born and raised in damascus, assad graduated from the medical school of. He was the first in his family to attend high school. It tells the story of hafez alassad and his son bashar and their rule in syria. As protests spread, bashar assad faces opposition from within and without. Its not like duvalier or assad passing the torch to the son and heir. Dagher explains brutal syrian regimes in assad or we burn.
Its a history of the assad familys takeover of syria with hafez alassad in 1971, then his crushing of the rebellion in homs in the 1980s, and bashars rise to. Fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime. He is alleged by some sources to be the commanding officer responsible for the hama massacre of 1982. He was involved in some of the most important wars and conflicts of the previous century. He joined the baath party in the 1950s, and became part of a group of nationalist officers who organized the successful coup of 1963. Portraits of assad, often depicting him engaging in heroic activities, were placed in public spaces. Politicalmilitary relations and the stability of arab. Bashar hafez alassad is a syrian politician who has been the president of syria since 17 july 2000. Lynne rienner publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cuttingedge, high quality scholarly and academic books and. Assad is buried with his son, bassel alassad, in a mausoleum in his hometown of qardaha. In addition, he is commanderinchief of the syrian armed.
In schools, children were taught to sing songs of adulation about hafez al assad. New book reveals grotesque torture and murder by syrian. On 10 june 2000, at the age of 69, hafez alassad died of a heart attack while on the telephone with lebanese prime minister hoss. However, seale gives us a good portrayal of the late hafez al assad and his rise to power and. Bashars dad, hafez al assad, was the president of syria for 30 years. Hafez alassad economist world news, politics, economics.
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