1966 Syrian coup d'état

When

21 Feb 1966 – 23 Feb 1966

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

33.51° N, 36.29° E

Description

21–23 February overthrow of government

1966 neo-Ba'athist military coup in Syria

In the 1966 Syrian coup d'état the government of the Syrian Arab Republic was overthrown and replaced. The ruling National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party were removed from power by a union of the party's Military Committee and the Syrian Regional Branch, under the leadership of Salah Jadid.

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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
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1966 Syrian coup d'état: An intra-party military coup in Syria replaces the previous government of Amin al-Hafiz by one led by Salah Jadid”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “в Сирии произошёл 8-й военный переворот в её истории”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page