 Official portrait of Hafez al-Assad | |
| Date | 13 June 2000 |
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| Location | Damascus, Syria |
| Participants | Syrian officials and dignitaries from foreign countries |
Hafez al-Assad, the 18th president of Syria, died from a heart attack on 10 June 2000 at the age of 69.[1][2] His funeral was held three days later in Damascus, and he was buried in a mausoleum in his hometown Qardaha in Latakia Governorate, beside his eldest son Bassel al-Assad who died in 1994.[3][4]
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 Announcement on Syrian television relayed by Israeli television part 1 | |
| Announcement on Syrian television relayed by Israeli television part 2 |
He was succeeded by vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam in a caretaker capacity until presidential elections were held. Several national leaders paid tribute as the leader's body lay in state in the People's Palace.[5][6]
Following Assad's death, 40 days of mourning was declared in Syria and 7 days in Lebanon.[7] Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Libya, Iran, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kuwait and Qatar announced three days of national mourning.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] His funeral was held three days later.[20]
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- ^ "Syria's Assad laid to rest". UPI.
- ^ "BBC Arabic News | News | الرئيس الأسد يصل لمثواه الأخير". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ agencies, Staff and (13 June 2000). "World pays tribute to Syrian dictator". the Guardian.
- ^ "فيما تولى الحرس الجمهوري مسؤولية الأمن في دمشق". www.al-jazirah.com.
- ^ "Bashar Al_Assad - THE FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT HAFEZ ASSAD". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Kuna :: Egypt Mourns the Death of Al-Assad 10/06/2000".
- ^ Sachs, Susan (11 June 2000). "TRANSITION IN SYRIA; Apprehension and Hope for Stability in Mideast". The New York Times.
- ^ "CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Death of Hafez Al-Assad - June 10, 2000".
- ^ "KUNA : OMAN DECLARES THREE DAYS MOURNING FOR SYRIA - Politics - 10/06/2000".
- ^ "BBC NEWS | Middle East | Assad: Mourned by friends and foes".
- ^ "Libya Declares Three-Day National Mourning For Assad". AllAfrica.
- ^ "KUNA : IRAN ANNOUNCES 3 DAYS OF MOURNING FOR ASSAD - General - 11/06/2000".
- ^ "KUNA : MOROCCO DECLARES THREE DAYS MOURNING ON AL-ASSAD'S DEATH - Politics - 11/06/2000".
- ^ "KUNA : UAE MOURNS AL-ASSAD DEATH - Politics - 10/06/2000".
- ^ "KUNA : YEMEN MOURNS THE DEATH OF AL-ASSAD - Politics - 10/06/2000".
- ^ "Kuna :: Kuwati Declares Three Days of Mourning on Assad's Death 10/06/2000".
- ^ "KUNA : QATAR MOURNS DEATH OF AL-ASSAD - Politics - 10/06/2000".
- ^ Freedman 2002, p. 105.