1958-1961 1970-1990






Syria, 1961-1970



Politics The UAR was dominated by Egypt. A military coup in Damascus dissolved it and restored Syrian independence. Another military coup happened in 1963; a Baath administration was formed, the state of emergency declared. Further coups would take place in 1966 and 1970, part of a factional struggle within the baath Party.

Foreign Policy During the Cold War, Syria was perceived to be in the Soviet camp; the USSR was Syria's major arms supplier. Traditional rivalry with the Baath administration in Iraq continued. In 1967 Syria, in alliance with Jordan and Egypt, fought Israel in the 6 Days War. Israeli forces occupied the Golan Heights, an area they still hold on to.

The Economy was largely controlled by the state. The population of Syria rose from an estimated 4.6 million in 1961 to 6.3 million in 1970 (census).





EXTERNAL
FILES 		Timeline, from BBC News
Article Economy of Syria, from Wikipedia
Article Politics of Syria, from Wikipedia
Library of Congress, Country Studies : Syria
Encyclopedia of the Orient : Syria; Syrian Encyclopedia, from Damascus Online

Political Resources on the Net : Syria
CASCON Case AIW : Arab-Israeli War 1967, by L.P. Bloomfield, L. Moulton
DOCUMENTS Historical Population Statistics : Syria, from Population Statistics at Univ. Utrecht
REFERENCE Daniel Pipes, Greater Syria. The History of an Ambition, Oxford : UP 1990, KMLA Lib.Sign. 956 P665g
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.28, pp.361-374 Article Syria. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.28
David Commins, Historical Dictionary of Syria, Lanham Md : Scarecrow 1996, 299 pp. [G]
Chapter 7 : Post-War Unsettlement, pp.105-113, in : Peter Mansfield, The Ottoman Empire and its Successors, London : MacMillan (1973) 1976 [G]
Article : Syria, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1962 p.660, 1963 pp.775-776, 1964 pp.797-798, 1965 pp.789-790, 1966 pp.723-724, 1967 pp.715-716, 1968 pp.725-726, 1969 p.710, 1970 p.716 [G]
Article : Syria, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.1355-1358 (data of 1969-1970) [G]
Article : Syria, in : Americana Annual 1962 pp.746-747, 1963 pp.663-664, 1964 pp.645-647, 1965 pp.673-674, 1967 pp.665-666, 1968 pp.654-655, 1969 pp.665-666, 1970 pp.655-656 [G]


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