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'''Bashar al-Assad''' (11 September, 1965) is the current president and [[Socialism|Socialist]] dictator of [[Syria]]. As a member of the [[Ba'ath Party]] of Syria though in his reign some limited [[free market]] reforms were implemented. In 2011, the [[Arab Spring]] led to widespread protests in his country, which turned into the [[Syrian Civil War]], in which more than 220,000 deaths have taken place.<ref>https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50326#.VaPYQrWlctU</ref>

'''Bashar al-Assad''' (11 September, 1965) is the former president and [[Socialism|Socialist]] dictator of [[Syria]]. As a member of the [[Ba'ath Party]] of Syria though in his reign some limited [[free market]] reforms were implemented. In 2011, the [[Arab Spring]] led to widespread protests in his country, which turned into the [[Syrian Civil War]], in which more than 220,000 deaths have taken place.<ref>https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50326#.VaPYQrWlctU</ref>

==Politics==

==Politics==