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Ba'thist Syria
Ba'athist Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR), was the Syrian state between 1963 and 2024 under the one-party rule of the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. From 1971 until its collapse in 2024, it was ruled by the Assad family, and was therefore commonly referred to as the Assad regime. The regime emerged in 1963 as a result of a coup d'état led by Alawite Ba'athist military officers. Another coup in 1966 led to Salah Jadid becoming the country's de facto leader while Nureddin al-Atassi assumed the presidency. In 1970, Jadid and al-Atassi were overthrown by Hafez al-Assad in the Corrective Movement. The next year, Assad became president after winning sham elections. After assuming power, Assad reorganised the state along sectarian lines (Sunnis and other groups became figureheads of political institutions whilst Alawites took control of the military, intelligence, bureaucracy and security apparatuses). Ba'athist Syria also occupied much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of Syria (1980–2024)
The national emblem of Syria features a tan-coloured eagle (heraldry), eagle, facing to its right (''Dexter and sinister, dexter''), with three five-pointed stars arranged in an arc above its head. The eagle's wings contain 14 feathers, symbolizing the country's 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates. The emblem was officially adopted on 3 July 2025. From the establishment of the Syrian Republic on 14 May 1930 until the adoption of the current design, Syria used different Coat of arms, coats of arms but all of them consisted of a supporter (often the Hawk of Quraish) bearing a shield, with the country's official Arabic name displayed on a scroll beneath. History Syrian Republic In accordance with Decree No. 158 of 6/3/1364 AH-18/2/1945 AD, published in the ''Official Gazette'', the emblem of the Syrian Republic consists of an Arab shield with three stars in the centre, which are the stars of the Syrian flag. The shield is embraced by an eagle derived from Arab history, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |