The Assad family ruled Syria from 1971, when Hafez al-Assad became president under the Ba'ath Party following the 1970 coup, until Bashar al-Assad was ousted on December 8, 2024. Bashar succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, after Hafez's death in 2000. The Assads are originally from Qardaha, Latakia. They belong to the Kalbiyya tribe. In 1927, Ali Sulayman changed his last name from al-Wahsh, Arabic for 'the savage', to al-Assad, 'the lion', possibly in connection with his social standing as a local mediator and his political activities.
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The Assad family ruled Syria from 1971, when Hafez al-Assad became president under the Ba'ath Party following the 1970 coup, until Bashar al-Assad was ousted on December 8, 2024. Bashar succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, after Hafez's death in 2000. The Assads are originally from Qardaha, Latakia. They belong to the Kalbiyya tribe. In 1927, Ali Sulayman changed his last name from al-Wahsh, Arabic for 'the savage', to al-Assad, 'the lion', possibly in connection with his social standing as a local mediator and his political activities.
