1961 Syrian coup d'état
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The Syrian coup d'état of 1961 was an uprising by disgruntled Syrian Army officers on 28 September 1961, that resulted in the break-up of the United Arab Republic and the restoration of an independent Syrian Republic.[1]
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Part of the Arab Cold War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Arab Republic |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gamal Abdel Nasser Abdel Hakim Amer Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj Maj.-Gen. Anwar al-Qadi Lt.-Col. Jassem Alwan |
Lt.-Col. Abd al-Karim al-Nahlawi Lt.-Col. Haydar al-Kuzbari Maamun al-Kuzbari Maj.-Gen. Abd al-Karim Zahreddine Zahr as-Din Akram al-Hawrani Nazim al-Kudsi Maarouf al-Dawalibi Salah al-Din al-Bitar | ||||||
While the army had all the power, it chose not to rule directly and instead entrusted politicians from the traditional political parties of the earlier Syrian Republic to form the secessionist government. The restored country was a continuation of the Syrian Republic, but due to the influence of Nasserists and Arab nationalists it adopted a new name and became the Syrian Arab Republic. The restored regime was fragile and chaotic as internal army struggles influenced government policy.[2] The traditionalist conservative politicians were increasingly out of touch with the radicalized army, which eventually swept the old order away in the coup of 8 March 1963.[3]