Syria
SYRIA
A brief history of Syria since the French occupation until
1970.
WE CAN CATEGORIZE THE EVENTS
THROUGH WHICH SYRIA WITNESSED
INTO THE FOLLOWING:
•
Syria after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and French
Occupation in 1920 until the independence in 1946
•
Syria since the independence until 8th march 1963.
•
Syria since the first days of 8th march coup until 1970
•
Syria under the rule of Al-Assad until today.
SYRIA’S FIRST INDEPENDENCE AND
THE FRENCH MANDATE
•
By the end of the ottoman empire, in the 8th of march 1920 Syria was given it's independence by the French and King Faisal bin Al-Hussain was chosen as the king of the Syrian Arab Kingdom.
•
However, it was not a complete independence because the king promised to the French Prime
Minister Georges Clemenceau to surrender the external relations of Syria to the French.
•
King Faisals rule didn't last so long because he couldn't have control over the country and in
14th of July of the same year he surrendered the rule to the French, in the 23rd of July the same year the Battle of Maysalun occurred which resulted by the defeat of the Syrians and putting
Syria under the French mandate until 1946 which began by dividing the kingdom to what it look like today.
French Prime Minister
Georges Clemenceau
King Faisal bin Al-Hussein
•
Hashim Al-Atasy inauguration (Yemini) in 21,
December1936.
•
during this period in 1925 the Great Syrian Revolt occurred, it was because of the policy of the French and their division of the land, the revolution lasted until 1927. in the next year 1928 as an indirect result of the revolt the legislative elections were held in Syria and as a result the constitution of the
Republic was placed in 1930. in 1932 Muhammad Ali
Abed was elected and chosen as the first president of the Republic.
•
Syria and France negotiated a treaty of independence in September 1936, and Hashim alAtasy (The head of the National Block) was the first president to be elected under the first
A brief history of Syria since the French occupation until
1970.
WE CAN CATEGORIZE THE EVENTS
THROUGH WHICH SYRIA WITNESSED
INTO THE FOLLOWING:
•
Syria after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and French
Occupation in 1920 until the independence in 1946
•
Syria since the independence until 8th march 1963.
•
Syria since the first days of 8th march coup until 1970
•
Syria under the rule of Al-Assad until today.
SYRIA’S FIRST INDEPENDENCE AND
THE FRENCH MANDATE
•
By the end of the ottoman empire, in the 8th of march 1920 Syria was given it's independence by the French and King Faisal bin Al-Hussain was chosen as the king of the Syrian Arab Kingdom.
•
However, it was not a complete independence because the king promised to the French Prime
Minister Georges Clemenceau to surrender the external relations of Syria to the French.
•
King Faisals rule didn't last so long because he couldn't have control over the country and in
14th of July of the same year he surrendered the rule to the French, in the 23rd of July the same year the Battle of Maysalun occurred which resulted by the defeat of the Syrians and putting
Syria under the French mandate until 1946 which began by dividing the kingdom to what it look like today.
French Prime Minister
Georges Clemenceau
King Faisal bin Al-Hussein
•
Hashim Al-Atasy inauguration (Yemini) in 21,
December1936.
•
during this period in 1925 the Great Syrian Revolt occurred, it was because of the policy of the French and their division of the land, the revolution lasted until 1927. in the next year 1928 as an indirect result of the revolt the legislative elections were held in Syria and as a result the constitution of the
Republic was placed in 1930. in 1932 Muhammad Ali
Abed was elected and chosen as the first president of the Republic.
•
Syria and France negotiated a treaty of independence in September 1936, and Hashim alAtasy (The head of the National Block) was the first president to be elected under the first