| Bashar Al-Assad | ||||||
Hafez Al-Assad, Syria’s president for 30 years, died more than a year ago but he is still held in reverence by Syrians. His picture is displayed in virtually every building and he is recognized as the man who restored political stability, pride and national identity to a republic that in the 1960s was in danger of losing all three.
When Assad seized power in November 1970 it was after 24 years of independence that had been punctuated by coups and other threats to internal stability.
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