1963 Syrian coup d'état
March 8, 1963 · Damascus
8 March 1963 seizure of power in Syria by the military committee of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Ba'ath Party, led by Muhammad Umran, Salah Jadid, and Hafez al-Assad with the consent of party leader Michel Aflaq. The conspiracy was prompted by the Ba'ath Party's seizure of power in Iraq the previous month.
Key people
Participants
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Syria
Syrian government
- National Party (Syria) Syrian government
- People's Party (Syria) Syrian government
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Muslim Brotherhood
Syrian government
- Arab Liberation Movement Syrian government
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Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Coup plotters