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Hafez al-Assad 2000 Deaths
Hafez al-AssadAge: 69 dictatorial president of Syria who presided over the country with an iron fist since leading a 1971 military coup. Assad transformed the once insignificant Syria into a…Bashar al-Assad, 2005 News
president of Syria, faced international pressure to withdraw troops from Lebanon after the Feb. 14 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Hundreds of thousands of…Ba'ath party
(Encyclopedia) Ba'ath partyBa'ath partybäˈäth [key], Arab political party, in Syria and in Iraq. Founded in Damascus in 1941 with an ideology of secularism, socialism, and pan-Arab unionism, it was…July 2012 Current Events: World News
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WorldLeftist Government Assumes Power in Uruguay (March 1): Tabaré Vázquez, a Socialist, sworn in as president. Inauguration marks the first time in the country's history the left is in…September 2012 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of September…2012 World News: Syria
As Casualties Mount, No End in Sight in Syria's Civil War by Beth Rowen Bashar AssadRelated Links Syria Country Profile 2012 Year in…Tumult in the Middle East: Protests Sweep Through Region
Read biographies of prominent figures in the Middle East, learn about the history of the countries in upheaval, and more by Beth Rowen Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi Anti-government…Trending
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