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Salah Jadid
Syrian general and politician (1926-1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salah Jadid (Arabic: صلاح جديد, romanized: Ṣalāḥ Jadīd; 1926 – 19 August 1993) was a Syrian military officer and politician who was the leader of the left-wing of the Syrian Regional Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and the country's de facto leader from 1966 until 1970, when he was ousted by Hafez al-Assad's Corrective Movement.
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Quick Facts Assistant Regional Secretary of the Syrian Regional Branch, Regional Secretary ...
Salah Jadid | |
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صلاح جديد | |
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Assistant Regional Secretary of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
In office 1 August 1965 – 13 November 1970 | |
Regional Secretary | Amin al-Hafiz Nureddin al-Atassi |
Preceded by | Muhammad az-Zubi |
Succeeded by | Jaber Bajbouj |
Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army | |
In office 11 November 1963 – 1966 | |
Preceded by | Ziad al-Hariri |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Suidani |
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
In office March 1966 – 13 November 1970 | |
In office 1 February 1964 – 19 December 1965 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1926 (1926) Dweir Baabda, Alawite State, French Syria |
Died | 19 August 1993(1993-08-19) (aged 66–67) Mezzeh prison, Damascus, Syria |
Political party | Ba'ath Party (Syrian) Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (1947–1966) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1946–1970 |
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Battles/wars | First Arab-Israeli War Six-Day War |
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