Corrective Movement (Syria)

1970 coup
Part of the Arab Cold War and the prelude to the Syrian Civil War

Hafez al-Assad shortly after the success of the movement
Date13 November 1970
Location
Result
Belligerents

Syria Syrian Government

Syria Syrian Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
Syria Salah Jadid (POW)
Syria Nureddin al-Atassi
Syria Hafez al-Assad
Syria Rifaat al-Assad
Syria Mustafa Tlass
Casualties and losses
No deaths

The Corrective Movement (Arabic: الحركة التصحيحية, romanizedal-Ḥarakah at-Taṣḥīḥīyya), also referred to as the Corrective Revolution or the 1970 coup, was a bloodless coup d'état led by General Hafez al-Assad on 13 November 1970 in Syria.[1] Assad proclaimed to sustain and improve the "nationalist socialist line" of the state and the Ba'ath party.[2] Ba'ath party adopted an ideological revision, absolving itself of Salah Jadid's doctrine of exporting revolutions. The new doctrine placed emphasis on defeating Israel, by developing the Syrian military with the support of the Soviet Union.[3] Assad would rule Syria until his death in 2000, after which he was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hinnebusch, Raymond (2001). Syria: Revolution From Above. New York, NY 10001, USA: Routledge. p. 61. ISBN 0-415-26779-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Hinnebusch, Raymond (2001). Syria: Revolution From Above. New York, NY 10001, USA: Routledge. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-415-26779-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)