Commanding Syria
Subtitle: Bashar al-Asad and the First Years in Power (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: December 26, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781845111533
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Politics / Current Events; Contemporary Politics - Middle East; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Middle East; Government - International; Political Science / Government / International; Middle East - General; Political; 1965-; 2000-; 21st century; Assad, Bashar,; History; Politics and government; Syria
First sentence: Hafiz al-Asad began his fifth seven-year term of office as president of Syria on March 11, 1999, arriving that morning at the People's Assembly to take his oath of allegiance.