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2005 Syria withdraws troops from Lebanon, ending its 29 year military occupation
1994 Fishing boat with school children capsize at Lanaka Syria, 46 killed 1992 Nureddin Al-Atassi, president of Syria (1966-70), dies 1991 Syria tells Germany they are ready to recognize Israel 1986 Great Britain drops diplomatic relations with Syria 1984 Syria frees captured U.S. pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson 1983 Syria and Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli 1983 Syria throws out PLO leader Arafat 1982 Israel and Syria stop fighting in Lebanon 1982 Government troops and Moslem-fundamentalists battle in Hamah Syria 1981 Israel annexes Golan Heights (seized from Syria in war of 1967) 1980 U.S.S.R. and Syria sign peace treaty 1979 Moslem Brotherhood kills 62 sheiks in Aleppo, Syria 1977 Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen 1976 Syria drives Palestinian guerrillas out of Lebanon 1975 Il-62 crashes south of Damascus, Syria, killing 126 1974 Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights 1973 Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, U.S. and U.S.S.R. meet in Geneva 1973 Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria 1973 Yom Kippur War begins as Syria and Egypt attack Israel 1973 Ghada Shouaa, Syria, heptatlete, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Syria adopts constitution 1971 Egypt, Libya and Syria form federation (FAR) 1971 Lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria 1970 Lieutenant General Hafez al-Assad becomes Prime Minister of Syria following military coup 1969 General Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via miltary coup 1969 9 Jews publically executed in Damascus Syria 1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help 1966 Ba'ath-party takes power in Syria 1966 Military coup in Syria ends Bitar government 1964 Egypt/Iraq/Jordan/Kuwait/Syria form common market 1963 General Amin al-Hafez becomes president of Syria 1963 Failed military coup in Syria 1963 Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day - Military coup in Syria 1962 Emir Said al-Djazairi takes van Algerian throne in Syria 1962 Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees 1961 Mamum Kuzbari becomes premier of Syria 1961 Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic 1958 Egypt and Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR) 1958 Syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic 1958 Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic 1957 U.S.S.R. offers Syria economic/military aid 1955 Sjukri al-Quwatli re-elected president of Syria 1953 Khabib Munir, Syria, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-3 backup 1952 Arab Liberation Movement becomes only party of Syria 1951 Military coup under Col Adib el-Shishakli in Syria 1951 Muhammed Ahmad Faris, Syria, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-3 1950 Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria sign security pact 1949 Military coup under colonel Sami Hinnawi in Syria 1949 Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death 1949 Husni el-Zaim, president/dictator of Syria, shot to death 1949 Presidential election in Syria (some women allowed to vote) 1948 Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabian troops attack Israel 1946 Syria declares independence from French administration 1946 Syria gains independence from France 1945 Egypt and Syria declares war on nazi-Germany 1941 Cease fire of Joan of Arc, ends combat in Lebanon and Syria 1941 2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria 1941 English and French troop overthrow pro-German Syria 1933 Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50 1930 Hafez al Assad, president, Syria 1926 French air force bombs Damascus, Syria 1924 French government names General Serrail Governor-General of Syria 1898 John George, Syria, actor, Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu 1883 Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria 1837 Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands 1822 Antioch Syria, hit by Earthquake; about 20,000 die 1516 Battle at Aleppo: Turks beat Syria 1497 Jews are expelled from Graz (Syria) 1496 Jews are expelled from Syria 1420 Jews of Syria and Austria expelled 1191 Saladin [Salah ad-Din] Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 1174 Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies 1110 Syria harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders 1109 Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli 1099 1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria 1099 Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria 1098 1st Crusaders capture and plunder Mara Syria 969 Byzantines troops occupy Antioch Syria 526 Earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Syria 9 Publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman viceroy of Syria, suicide at 59 |
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