Corrective Movement coup of November 1970

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The Corrective Movement coup of November 1970 was a bloodless internal Ba'ath Party power shift in Syria that brought Defense Minister Hafez al-Assad to long-term authoritarian rule.

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Corrective Movement coup of November 1970 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
political event ⓘ
power struggle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1970 Syrian Corrective Revolution ⓘ
Corrective Movement ⓘ
Syrian Corrective Movement ⓘ
linked to: Ba'ath Party
characteristic bloodless coup ⓘ
conflictType internal Ba'ath Party power shift ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
date November 1970 ⓘ
effect centralization of power in the presidency ⓘ
long-term dominance of the security apparatus in Syrian politics ⓘ
purge of rival Ba'ath Party factions ⓘ
realignment of Syria's domestic and foreign policies under Hafez al-Assad ⓘ
endDate 16 November 1970 ⓘ
followedBy Hafez al-Assad presidency ⓘ
linked to: Hafez al-Assad
governmentOverthrown Ba'athist government led by Salah Jadid ⓘ
ideology Arab nationalism ⓘ
Ba'athism ⓘ
linked to: Arab socialism

authoritarianism ⓘ
location Damascus ⓘ
motive to consolidate power in the hands of Hafez al-Assad and his allies ⓘ
to remove the radical leftist Ba'ath leadership ⓘ
to stabilize Syrian politics after years of factional conflict ⓘ
natureOfEvent military-led intra-party coup rather than mass popular uprising ⓘ
newRegimeLeader Hafez al-Assad ⓘ
organizer Hafez al-Assad ⓘ
participant Hafez al-Assad ⓘ
Salah Jadid ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ⓘ
partOf Cold War politics in the Middle East ⓘ
Syrian–Ba'athist political history ⓘ
positionHeldByLeaderAfterEvent President of Syria ⓘ
Regional Secretary of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Ba'ath Party ⓘ
precededBy Ba'athist internal power struggle in Syria (1966–1970) ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
result Hafez al-Assad seized power in Syria ⓘ
beginning of the Assad family rule in Syria ⓘ
consolidation of power by the military wing of the Ba'ath Party ⓘ
establishment of long-term authoritarian rule by Hafez al-Assad ⓘ
removal of Salah Jadid from power ⓘ
significance marked the beginning of nearly five decades of Assad family rule in Syria ⓘ
redefined the power balance between civilian and military wings of the Syrian Ba'ath Party ⓘ
startDate 13 November 1970 ⓘ

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Hafez al-Assad → cameToPowerBy → Corrective Movement coup of November 1970 ⓘ