Shukri al-Quwatli's Rule

Shukri al-Quwatli's Rule

Shukri al-Quwatli

Born in Damascus in 1891, Shukri al-Quwatli served as Syria's first and third president. He led anti-French protests, secured international backing after the 1945 Damascus bombardment, and achieved complete French troop withdrawal on Evacuation Day in 1946.

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Year Shukri al-Quwatli
1891
Birth of Shukri al-Quwatli (Period: May 6, 1891 (October 21, 1891 according to some sources), Location: Syrian Arab Republic, Damascus)
1910
Participation in Al-Fatat (Age: 18 years old, Period: 1910s, Location: Ottoman Syria and Istanbul)
1914
World War I (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions (Gallipoli, Caucasus, Mesopotamia, Sinai, Palestine, Arabia, etc.))
Arrest and Imprisonment by Djemal Pasha (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1914–1917, Location: Ottoman Syria, Damascus)
1919
Co-founder of the Syrian Independence Party (Age: 27 years old, Period: April 1919, Location: Syria)
1920
Activities at the Syria-Palestine Congress in Cairo (Age: 28 years old, Period: 1920s, Location: Egypt, Cairo and Arab regions)
Death Sentence by French Mandate Authorities (Age: 28 years old, Period: August 1920, Location: Syria)
1930
Participation in the National Bloc and Emergence as a Leader (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1930s, Location: Syria)
1943
First Presidential Term (Shukri al-Quwatli, Age: 51 years old, Period: August 17, 1943, Location: Syria, Damascus)
1945
Syrian Independence and Withdrawal of French Forces (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1945–April 17, 1946, Location: Syria, entire area centered on Damascus)
1948
First Arab-Israeli War (Age: 56 years old, Period: 1948–1949, Location: Former Mandatory Palestine, Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip, etc.)
Second Presidential Term (Shukri al-Quwatli, Age: 56 years old, Period: April 1948–1949, Location: Syria)
1949
1949 Syrian Military Coup (Age: 57 years old, Period: March 30–April 1949, Location: Syria, Damascus)
1955
Return from Exile and Third Presidential Term (Shukri al-Quwatli, Age: 63 years old, Period: 1955, Location: Syria, Damascus)
1957
1957 Coup Plot (Age: 65 years old, Period: August 1957, Location: Syria)
1958
Establishment of the United Arab Republic and Resignation from the Presidency (Shukri al-Quwatli, Age: 66 years old, Period: February 22, 1958, Location: Syria and Egypt)
1961
Support for Syria's Withdrawal from the United Arab Republic (Age: 69 years old, Period: September–October 1961, Location: Syria)
1963
1963 Ba'ath Party Coup (Age: 71 years old, Period: March 8, 1963, Location: Syria, Damascus)
1967
Third Arab-Israeli War (Age: 75 years old, Period: June 5–10, 1967, Location: Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel surroundings)
Death of Shukri al-Quwatli (Age: 75 years old, Period: June 30, 1967, Location: Beirut, Lebanon)
Unknown
Marriage (Shukri al-Quwatli, Bahira al-Dalati, Period: Details unknown, Location: Details unknown. Believed to have married in Syria, but definitive records cannot be confirmed.)

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