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| 1930 | Birth Syria Assad, Hafez Al |  |
| Birth of Hafez Al Assad |
| 1963 | Commander Syria Asad, Hafiz al | |
| Damascus Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| 1966 | Minister of Defense Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Appointed Minister of Defence |
| 1970 | Coup d'Etat Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Damascus Comes to power after a military coup |
| 1970 | Prime Minister Syria Asad, Hafiz al | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Syria, 2nd term |
| 1970 | Prime Minister Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Syria |
| 1971 | Federation of Arab Republics Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Sep Referenda in Egypt, Libya & Syria approve Federation of Arab Republics |
| 1971 | President Syria Asad, Hafiz al | |
| Appointed President of Syria |
| 1971 | President Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Appointed President of Syria, 1st term |
| 1972 | Election Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Damascus 1st Syrian President to be elected by popular vote |
| 1973 | Diplomacy Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| April Sadat & al-Assad make an Alliance to win back land lost to Israel |
| 1976 | Rule of Lebanon Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Assad sends peace-keeping troops in Lebanon |
| 1978 | President Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Appointed President of Syria, 2nd term |
| 1979 | Diplomacy Syria Asad, Hafiz al | |
| 16th July Damascus President Asad of Syria visits Saddam Hussein to discuss Iraqi & Syrian unification |
| 19th July Bakr & Asad announce Government against, "the Zionist-imperialist-Sadat onslaught" |
| 19th July Under the terms of a joint Syrian-Iraqi declaration Bakr would lead a joint federation |
| 1981 | Diplomacy Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Damascus Syria installs Russian made surface-to-air missiles in Lebanon |
| 8th May Damascus Syria tells Israel it will not withdraw missiles in Lebanon |
| 1982 | Rebellion Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Hama Assad has leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood executed |
| Hama The Muslim Brotherhood launch a rebellion in Hama |
| 1985 | President Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Appointed President of Syria, 3rd term |
| 1990 | Alliance Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| Damascus Changes allegiance after the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait & supports UN intervention |
| 2000 | Death Syria Assad, Hafez Al | |
| 10th June Death of Hafez Al Assad |
