What the records say
- When
- Feb 1954
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 33.51° N, 36.29° E
- Description
- coup in Syria that Overthrew Adib Shishakli
1954 Syrian coup d'état
Coup in Syria that Overthrew Adib Shishakli
The 1954 Syrian coup d'état took place in February of that year to overthrow the government of Adib Shishakli. Leading the anti-Shishakli movement were former President Atassi and the veteran Druze leader Sultan al-Atrash.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Syria”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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