This man's brother Rifaat attempted to overthrow him in a 1984 coup, fifteen years before this leader killed a bunch of Rifaat's supporters in Lataika.
This man's brother Rifaat attempted to overthrow him in a 1984 coup, fifteen years before this leader killed a bunch of Rifaat's supporters in Lataika. After an assassination attempt on this man, one of his defense companies massacred several occupants of Tadmor Prison. This man's government constructed the strategically vital Thrawa dam. After serving as defense minister and participating in the 8th of May coup, this man finally came to power after defeating (*) Salah Jadid in the Corrective Revolution. After a series of assassinations at an artillery school and three-year uprising, this man quashed the Muslim Brotherhood in the bloody Hama Massacre. This head of the Ba'ath party was succeeded in 2000 by his son, whose recent exploits have been so horrible that even the Arab League has turned its back on him. For 10 points, name this figure who in 1971 came to power in Syria, where his son Bashar still holds power.
This man's brother Rifaat attempted to overthrow him in a 1984 coup, fifteen years before this leader killed a bunch of Rifaat's supporters in Lataika.
Hafez al-Assad