Identity
Current Charges
- Authoritarian Ba’athist rule.
- Suppression of political opposition.
- Security-state repression.
- Violent crackdowns including the Hama massacre.
Full Bio
Hafez al-Assad was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000. His regime centralized power around the presidency, the military, intelligence services, and the Ba’ath Party. His rule was associated with repression, censorship, and the violent suppression of dissent.