1966 Syrian coup d'état
February 21–23, 1966 · Damascus
On 21–23 February 1966 Syria's government was overthrown by the Ba'ath Party's Military Committee and its Syrian Regional Branch under Salah Jadid. The coup climaxed a power struggle between the old guard of Michel Aflaq and Salah al-Din al-Bitar and radical neo-Ba'athists; after fighting in Aleppo, Damascus, Deir ez-Zor, and Latakia, the founders fled into permanent exile.
Key people
Hafez al-Assad
Coup plotters
Salah ad-Din al-Bitar
belligerent leader · Syrian government
Amin al-Hafiz
belligerent leader · Syrian government
Michel Aflaq
belligerent leader · Syrian government
Munif Razzaz
belligerent leader · Syrian government
Salah Jadid
belligerent leader · Coup plotters
Salim Hatum
belligerent leader · Coup plotters
Participants
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Ba'ath Party
Syrian government
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Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Coup plotters