List of Syrian coups d'état
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Several coups d'état have taken place throughout the modern history of Syria.
List
| Coup d'état | Brief description | Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| March 1949 Syrian coup d'état | A bloodless coup and the first coup in the nation's modern history. The coup was led by Husni al-Za'im and led to the overthrow of president Shukri al-Quwatli. | [1][2] |
| August 1949 Syrian coup d'état | A coup led by Sami al-Hinnawi that overthrew Husni al-Za'im. | [1][3] |
| December 1949 Syrian coup d'état | A coup led by Adib Shishakli, overthrowing the four-month rule of Sami al-Hinnawi. | [1][4] |
| 1951 Syrian coup d'état | A coup led by Adib Shishakli, forcing president Hashim al-Atassi and prime minister Maarouf al-Dawalibi to resign. The civilian government was replaced with a military dictatorship. | [1] |
| 1954 Syrian coup d'état | A coup led by Hashim al-Atassi and Sultan al-Atrash to remove Adib Shishakli from power. A civilian government was restored. | [1][5] |
| 1961 Syrian coup d'état | An uprising by Syrian Army officers resulting in the break-up of the United Arab Republic and the creation of the Second Syrian Republic. | [1][6] |
| 1962 Syrian coup attempt | A failed coup led by Abdul Karim al-Nahlawi against Nazim al-Qudsi. | [7] |
| 1963 Syrian coup d'état | A coup resulting in the seizure of power by the Syrian branch of the Ba'ath Party. | [1][8][9] |
| 1966 Syrian coup d'état | The National Command of the Ba'ath Party was removed from power by the Syrian Ba'ath Party, led by Salah Jadid. | [1][10] |
| 1966 Syrian mutiny | Failed coup led by Salim Hatum against Salah Jadid. Hatum fled to Jordan after its failure, and was executed when he attempted to return to Syria. | |
| Corrective Movement | A 1970 bloodless coup led by Hafez al-Assad, resulting in ideological revisionism in the Ba'ath Party. | [9] |
| 1984 Syrian coup attempt | A failed coup in which Rifaat al-Assad attempted to overthrow his brother, Hafez al-Assad. Conflict was averted and Rifaat was exiled from 1984 until 2021. | [11][12] |
| Fall of the Assad regime | A major event of the Syrian Civil War resulting in the 2024 overthrow of Ba'athist Syria by the Syrian opposition, spearheaded by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, the Southern Operations Room, and the Syrian National Army. Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following the fall of Damascus and the Syrian caretaker government was established. |
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