20+ Hafez Zein Al Assad PNG. He seized power as part of a coup in 1966 and took complete control of syria within the next four years. He graduated (1955) from the syrian military academy and advanced through the army ranks to become a general.

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Yet, having allied himself with the soviet union, and sought to lead an arab coalition bent on the defeat of israel. He participated in demonstrations against the french occupation. He died on june 10, 2000 in damascus, syria.

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