1981 in Syria
The following lists events that happened during 1981 in Syria.
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See also: | Other events of 1981 List of years in Syria |
Incumbents
- President: Hafez al-Assad[1]
- Prime Minister: Abdul Rauf al-Kasm (starting 9 January 1980)[2]
Events
March
- March 15 - Three hijackers holding hostages aboard a Pakistani jetliner surrendered to Syrian authorities, ending a 13-day ordeal.[3]
April
May
- May 18 - Syrian missal crisis begins as Syria moves Soviet-made missiles into East Lebanon's Bekaa valley.[6]
November
- November 29 - Azbakiyah bombing[7][8]
Births
- August 10 - Shadi Hamsho, professional boxer[10]
- September 20 - Shady Othman, Arab-European actor[11]
- November 10 - Saad al Ghefari, actor[12]
- Undated
- Hiba Al-Akkad, artist born in Damascus, Syria[13]
- Diana al-Hadid, contemporary artist[14]
- Nagham Hodaifa - Syrian artist[15]
References
- Nohlen et al., p227
- "Syria". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- Tanner, Henry. "PLANE HIJACKERS SURRENDER IN SYRIA, ENDING 13-DAY ORDEAL FOR HOSTAGES". nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- Middle East Watch. Syria Unmasked: The Suppression of Human Rights by the Assad Regime. New Haven: Yale UP, 1991, pp. 17-18.
- James A. Paul Human Rights in Syria Human Rights Watch, 1990, p.20-21
- "May 18, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Syrian missile crisis". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express Ltd. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- Seale, Patrick (1990). Asad of Syria: the struggle for the Middle East. University of California Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-520-06976-3.
- Crowell-Collier Educational Corporation; Macmillan Educational Corporation (1982). 1983 Year Book. Crowell-Collier Educational Corp. p. 516.
- Faure, Claude (2002). Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Culture, History, and Politics. Macmillan Reference USA. p. 109. ISBN 0-02-865977-5.
- "Shadi Hamsho - Boxer". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17.
- "Syrian actors". famousfix.com. FamousFix. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "Saad Al Ghefari Actor". e-talenta.eu. e-TALENTA. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "Hiba Al-Akkad". artnet.com. Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "Diana al-Hadid". Art 21 | New York Close Up.
- "Nagham Hodaifa". atassifoundation.com. Atassi Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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