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'''Hafez al-Assad''' (1930 - 2000) was the president of [[Syria]] from 1970 to 2000. He was the leader of the Leftist Syrian [[Ba'athist]] party, but he had also close ties to Western countries. Assad was an [[Alawites|Alawite]]. After his death, his son [[Bashar al-Assad]] took power over Syria. During the [[Gulf War]] and the [[Iran-Iraq War]] Assad opposed [[Saddam Hussein]].

'''Hafez al-Assad''' (1930 - 2000) was the president of [[Syria]] from 1970 to 2000. He was the leader of the Leftist Syrian [[Ba'athist]] party, but he had also close ties to Western countries. Assad was an [[Alawites|Alawite]]. After his death, his son [[Bashar al-Assad]] took power over Syria. During the [[Gulf War]] Assad opposed [[Saddam Hussein]] and even helped to liberate [[Kuwait]] by using 4,000 Syrian troops.<ref>https://www.creators.com/read/pat-buchanan/04/18/is-trump-standing-down-in-syria</ref>

 

[[Category:Presidents of Syria]]

[[Category:Presidents of Syria]]

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[[Category:Muslims]]

[[Category:Heads of State]]

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