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The party ruled for over six decades until it was overthrown in 2024, under the leadership of his son Bashar al-Assad.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 October 1930","date":"1930-10-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Qardaha","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2121450"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"10 June 2000","date":"2000-06-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Damascus","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3766"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ba'athist Syria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131404661"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"fighter pilot","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q618694"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lieutenant general","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152951"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16243030"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Homs Military Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891872"},{"text":"Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1934911"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Anisa Makhlouf","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12180950","start":"1957","end":"2000-06-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Syria (12 March 1971 – 10 June 2000)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648464","start":"1971-03-12","end":"2000-06-10"},{"text":"President of Syria (22 February 1971 – 11 March 1971)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648464","start":"1971-02-22","end":"1971-03-11"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Syria (21 November 1970 – 3 April 1971)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7243302","start":"1970-11-21","end":"1971-04-03"},{"text":"Minister of Defense of Syria (23 February 1966 – 22 March 1972)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113003257","start":"1966-02-23","end":"1972-03-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17409133"},{"text":"Collar of the Order of the White Lion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20966612"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15715257"},{"text":"Hero of the Soviet Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178473"},{"text":"Order of Civil Merit , 4th Class (Syria)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131390111"},{"text":"Order of Civil Merit , 1st Class (Syria)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131390080"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafez_al-Assad","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Hafez al-Assad born?","a":"Hafez al-Assad was born on 6 October 1930 in Qardaha."},{"q":"What positions has Hafez al-Assad held?","a":"Positions held by Hafez al-Assad include: President of Syria (1971–2000); President of Syria (1971–1971); Prime Minister of Syria (1970–1971); Minister of Defense of Syria (1966–1972)."},{"q":"Where did Hafez al-Assad study?","a":"Hafez al-Assad was educated at Homs Military Academy, Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia."}],"related":[{"name":"Hashim al-Atassi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hashim-al-atassi"},{"name":"Shukri al-Quwatli","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/shukri-al-quwatli"},{"name":"Bashar al-Assad","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bashar-al-assad"},{"name":"Ahmed al-Sharaa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-al-sharaa"},{"name":"Husni al-Za'im","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/husni-al-za-im"},{"name":"Ahmad al-Khatib","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-al-khatib"},{"name":"Khalid al-Azm","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/khalid-al-azm"},{"name":"Ata Bey al-Ayyubi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ata-bey-al-ayyubi"},{"name":"Taj al-Din al-Hasani","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/taj-al-din-al-hasani"},{"name":"Jamil al-Ulshi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jamil-al-ulshi"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/hafez-al-assad-5846bc805d.jpg","width":500,"height":704,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Government of Syria","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hafez_al-Assad_official_portrait.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Hafez al-Assad","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafez_al-Assad","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q118725","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118725","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Hafez al-Assad official portrait.jpg by Government of Syria (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hafez_al-Assad_official_portrait.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Hafez al-Assad, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. 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