1954 Syrian coup d'état
| 1954 Syrian coup d'état | |||||||
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| Part of the Arab Cold War | |||||||
Shishakli in exile soon after overthrowing, Saudi Arabia. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Syrian Armed Forces loyalists |
Syrian Armed Forces coup plotters National Party People's Party Muslim Brotherhood Communist Party Ba'ath Party | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Adib Shishakli (President and Prime Minister of Syria) Salah Shishakli (army field commander) Rasmi Qudsi (army field commander) Abdul-Haq Shihada (gendarmerie commandant) Husain Hidda (army field commander) Omar Thamer (Aleppo garrison commandant) |
Hashim al-Atassi Sultan al-Atrash Shaukat Shuqair (army commander) Mustafa Hamdoun (Aleppo rebel commandant) Abdul-Jawad Raslan (Ladkia garrison commandant) Faisal Atassi (Aleppo rebel officer) | ||||||
The 1954 Syrian coup d'état took place in February of that year to overthrow the government of Adib Shishakli. Leading the anti-Shishakli movement were former President Atassi and the veteran Druze leader Sultan al-Atrash.