1980 in Syria

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The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Syria.

A picture for (left to right) Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Darwish & George Habash taken in Syria circa 1980.

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Incumbents

President: Hafez al-Assad^[1]
Prime Minister: Muhammad Ali al-Halabi (until 9 January), Abdul Rauf al-Kasm (starting 9 January)^[2]

Events

April

April 15 - Syria recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

June

June 25 - A Muslim Brotherhood assassination attempt against President Hafez al-Assad fails. Assad retaliates by sending the army against them.

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