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Syria was found
Syria was found as a whole country by itself. -
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Syrian history
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Amin al-hafez becomes first president
He became the first president while Syria was whole. -
Amin gets overthrowned
Salad jadid leads a internal coup aganists the civilian baath leadership, overthrowing Amin and arresting Salah al-Din al-Bitar and michael alflaq. Hafez al-Assad becomes defence minister. -
Hafez al-Assad became president for seven-year term.
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Syria and Egypt attacked Israel
Syria and Egypt go to war with Israel but failed to retake the Golan Heights seized during 1967 Arab-Israeli war. -
Syria and Israel signed a disengagement agreement
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Syrian army intervenes in the Lebanese civil war
Syrian army intervenes in the Lebanese civil war to ensure that the status quo is maintained, and the Maronites remain in power. -
Syria army was attacked by Israel
Israel invades Lebanon and attacks the Syrian army, forcing it to withdraw from several areas. -
Hafez assad send troops in Lebanon for a secong time
Assad send troops to Lebanon for a second time to enforce a ceasefire Beirut. -
Syria participates in middle east peace conference
Syria attened a peace conference in Madrid and held a talk with Isarel that founder over the Golan Heights issue. -
Bashar al-Assad became president
His father died and he became the president. He is the second son of Hafez al-Assad. -
The president ordered the released 600 political prisoners
The president was celebrating the 30th anniverary of the purge that brought his father Hafez to power, -
Pope John paul ll pays historic visit
The pope visited Syria as the pilgrim of faith. -
President Amin al-Assad visits turkey, he is the first Syrian leader to do so.
President Amin al-Assad was the first Syrian leader to visit Turkey for the end of decades of frosty relations, although ties sour again after the popullar uprising in 2011. -
Syria establish relations with Lebanon for first time
Syria establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon for the first time since both countries established independence in 1940s. -
US post first ambassador to Syria after five-year break.
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First major protest begin
Anti-government protesters in southern Deraa start a protest aganist the president and government to free political prisioners. -
Arab league votes to suspend syria
Arab league votes to suspend Syria, accusing it of failing to implement an Arab peace plan, and impose sanctions. -
President allows international inspectors destroy chemical weapons
The president allowed inspectors to destroy chemical weapons on the basis of US-Russian agreement. -
Russia carries out first air strike on Syria
Russia sent out air strikes saying it was meant for islamic state group, but west and syrian opposition say it's overwhelmingly targets Anti-Assad rebels instead.
