Timeline of Syrian history
Year Date Event
1918 Ottoman rule over Syria came to an end
1918 1 October The Allies of World War I , joined by Arab nationalists , entered Damascus
1920 April San Remo conference : The conference partitioned the Ottoman Empire , establishing a French mandate in Syria and Lebanon
1925 July Great Syrian Revolt : Revolts started against French rule
1936 The Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence ( 1936 ) was signed
1939 The monks of Alexandretta and Antioch were ceded to Turkey by the French
1946 1 January Syria was recognized as an independent republic
1946 17 April French troops evacuated Syria
1947 The first Ba'ath Party congress was held in Damascus
1948 1948 Arab-Israeli War : Syria was involved in the war
1958 1 February The United Arab Republic ( UAR ) was formed by the union of Syria and Egypt
1961 28 September Following a military coup Syria seceded from the UAR , reestablishing itself as the Syrian Arab Republic
1967 5 June Six-Day War : A war with Israel began
1967 Six-Day War : The Golan Heights were occupied by Israel
1970 13 November Minister of Defense Hafiz al-Assad effected a bloodless military coup and assumed the role of President
1973 6 October Yom Kippur War : Syria and Egypt fought against Israel
1974 May Syria and Israel signed a disengagement agreement
1976 Syrian occupation of Lebanon : The Syrian occupation of Lebanon began
1982 February A Muslim Brotherhood uprising in Hama was suppressed by the military
1990 Syria participated in a United States-led multinational coalition against Saddam Hussein
20th century
This is a timeline of Syrian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Syria and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Syria.