Second Syrian Republic

Syrian Republic
الجمهورية السورية (Arabic)
*al-Jumhūrīyah as-Sūriyyah*
(1950–1958)
**Syrian Arab Republic**
الجمهورية العربية السورية (Arabic)
*al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah*
(1961–1963)
Syrian Republic الجمهورية السورية (Arabic); al-Jumhūrīyah as-Sūriyyah; (1950–1958)Syrian Arab Republic; الجمهورية العربية السورية (Arabic); al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah; (1961–1963)
1950–1963
	Flag Coat of arms
	Anthem: حُمَاةَ الدِّيَار; "Ḥumāt ad-Diyār"; ("Guardians of the Homeland")
Status	Component of the; United Arab Republic; (1958–61)
Capital	Damascus
Largest city	Aleppo
Official languages	Arabic
Recognised languages	Syriac; Armenian; Kurdish
Religion	Islam (all branches incl. Alawite); Christianity; Judaism; Druzism; Yezidism
Demonym(s)	Syrian
Government	Parliamentary republic; (1950–1951, 1954–1958, 1961–1963); Military dictatorship; (1951–1954)
President
• 1950–1951	Hashim al-Atassi (first)
• 1961–1963	Nazim al-Kudsi (last)
Military Strongman
• 1948–1954	Adib Shishakli
Prime Minister
• 1950	Nazim al-Kudsi (first)
• 1962–1963	Khalid al-Azm (last)
History
• Independence of First Syrian Republic	17 April 1946
• New constitution adopted	5 September 1950
• Merger with Egypt	22 February 1958
• Republic restored	28 September 1961
• Ba'athist seizure of power	8 March 1963
Currency	Syrian pound
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	1950; First Syrian Republic
	1961; United Arab Republic
1958; United Arab Republic
1963; Syrian Arab Republic
Today part of	Syria

The Second Syrian Republic^[2]^[3]—officially the Syrian Republic^[a] from 1950 to 1958 and the Syrian Arab Republic^[b] from 1961 to 1963—succeeded the First Syrian Republic that had become de facto independent in April 1946 from the French Mandate.

References[change | change source]

↑ www.nationalanthems.info
↑ George Meri Haddad (1971). Revolutions and Military Rule in the Middle East. Vol. 2. Robert Speller & Sons. p. 286. ISBN 9780831500603.
↑ George Crews McGhee (1983). Envoy to the Middle World: Adventures in Diplomacy. Harper & Row. p. 386. ISBN 9780060390259.

Notes

↑ Arabic: الجمهورية السورية al-Jumhūriyah as-Sūriyyah
↑ Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية al-Jumhūriyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah

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[1] www.nationalanthems.info

[2] George Meri Haddad (1971). Revolutions and Military Rule in the Middle East. Vol. 2. Robert Speller & Sons. p. 286. ISBN 9780831500603.

[3] George Crews McGhee (1983). Envoy to the Middle World: Adventures in Diplomacy. Harper & Row. p. 386. ISBN 9780060390259.

[4] Arabic: الجمهورية السورية al-Jumhūriyah as-Sūriyyah

[5] Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية al-Jumhūriyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah

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