Syrian History

1970 - 2000

President Hafez al-Asad giving a speech at the Syrian Parliament.	Ghada Shouaa, the Syrian athlete who won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.
General Mustapha Tlas, the Minister of Defense, at his office in Damascus during the late 1990s.	Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara with Medeleine Albright at Harper's Ferry, in Virginia, the USA, during the Syrian-Israe
Farouk al-Shara, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with US President Bill Clinton in the USA in January 2000.	Farouk al-Shara, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at Camp David during Syrian-Israeli peace talks in 2000.
US President Bill Clinton at the White House in 2000, with Farouk al-Shara, the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs.	US President Bill Clinton with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak during the Syrian-I
President Hafez al-Asad and US President Bill Clinton in Geneva during one of the Syrian President's last visits abroad, in mid-	Farouk al-Shara, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, having dinner with US President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Madleine Albr
Newspapers announcing the death of President Hafez al-Asad, on June 10, 2000.	The funeral of Hafez al-Asad on June 13, 2000.
The funeral of President Hafez al-Asad in Damascus on June 13, 2000.	A Syrian citizen in grief during the funeral of President Hafez al-Asad on June 13, 2000.
Syria's President-elect Bashar al-Asad with General Mustapha Tlas, during the Baath Party Conference on June 17, 2000 that elect	President Bashar al-Asad giving his inauguration speech at the Syrian Parliament on July 17, 2000.
President Bashar al-Asad being sworn-in as president of Syria on July 17, 2000.	An early picture of President Hafez al-Asad, as an officer in the Syrian Air Force, during the mid-1950s.
One of the earliest pictures of President Bashar al-Asad, as a young soldier in the Syrian Army.	President Hafez al-Asad, in military uniform, raising the Syrian Flag over the Qunaytra village.

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