2012-AUG-20

Polity Timeline
SYRIA

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of Ottoman Syria : OTTOMAN LEVANT

(Aleppo)

- OTTOMAN LEVANT

1918-09-30:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [State of Syria]

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1920-03-08:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [Arab Kingdom of Greater Syria]

(Damascus)

- GREATER SYRIA

1920-07-24:

Kingdom of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Aleppo)

- EASTERN SYRIA

1920-08-04:

French Mandate of SYRIA [French Protectorate]

(Aleppo)

- FRENCH SYRIA

1920-12-01:

Autonomous State of DAMASCUS

(Damascus)

- DAMASCUS

1922-06-28:

Union of SYRIAN STATES [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Homs ^a + Aleppo ^a + Damascus ^a)

- SYRIAN STATES

1924-12-01:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Homs)

- SYRIA

1925-01-26:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1930-05-14:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1932-06-11:

SYRIAN Republic [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1958-04-08:

SYRIAN Arab State

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1961-09-28:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1963-03-08:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1972-01-01:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1980-03-29:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of Ottoman Syria : OTTOMAN LEVANT

(Aleppo)

- OTTOMAN LEVANT

1918-09-30:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [State of Syria]

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1920-03-08:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [Arab Kingdom of Greater Syria]

(Damascus)

- GREATER SYRIA

1920-07-24:

Kingdom of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Aleppo)

- EASTERN SYRIA

1920-12-01:

Autonomous State of DAMASCUS

(Damascus)

- DAMASCUS

1922-06-28:

Union of SYRIAN STATES [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Homs ^a + Aleppo ^a + Damascus ^a)

- SYRIAN STATES

1932-06-11:

SYRIAN Republic [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1945-02-18:

SYRIAN Republic [Self-declared independence under British Military Administration of the French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1958-04-08:

SYRIAN Arab State

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1961-09-28:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1969-02-10:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1972-01-01:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

1980-06-17:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- SYRIA

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

OTTOMAN TURKEY

1918-09-30:

HEJAZ +

SYRIA +

1918-10-01:

HEJAZ +

SYRIA +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1918-10-25:

HEJAZ +

SYRIA +

1920-07-24:

FRANCE +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

1926-09-01:

FRANCE +

LEVANT STATES +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

1932-06-11:

FRANCE +

LEVANT STATES +

SYRIA +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

1940-06-22:

FRANCE +

LEVANT STATES +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

SYRIA +

1941-06-15:

FRENCH STATE +

LEVANT STATES +

SYRIA +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

1941-06-21:

FREE FRANCE +

SYRIA +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1941-07-15:

FREE FRANCE +

LEVANT STATES +

SYRIA +

UNITED KINGDOM +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

1944-01-01:

FREE FRANCE +

SYRIA +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1946-04-16:

FRANCE +

SYRIA +

1946-04-17:

SYRIA

1958-02-22:

UNITED ARAB

1958-03-08:

UNITED ARAB +

UNITED ARAB STATES +

1961-09-28:

SYRIA

1976-08-01:

EGYPT AND SYRIA +

SYRIA +

1977-03-02:

SYRIA

2011-12-19:

SYRIA +

ARAB LEAGUE +

2012-01-28:

SYRIA

2012-04-21:

SYRIA +

UNITED NATIONS +

2012-08-20:

SYRIA

2015-09-30:

RUSSIA +

SYRIA +

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Ḥaleb

1918-09-30:

Dimashq Ash-Sham

1920-07-24:

Alep

1920-12-01:

Damas

1922-06-28:

Homs + Alep + Damas

1923-09-29:

Homs

1925-01-01:

Damas

1925-10-18:

Homs

1926-04-01:

Damas

1946-04-17:

Dimashq Ash-Sham

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

OSMANLI ŞAM

1918-09-30:

SURIYYA

1920-07-24:

SYRIE

1920-07-28:

SYRIE-FRANÇAISE

1920-12-01:

DAMAS

1922-06-28:

ÉTATS-SYRIENS

1923-09-29:

SYRIE

1946-04-17:

SŪRIYYAH

1958-10-07:

SHAMAL-BILĀD ASH-SHĀM

1961-08-17:

shamal-bilād ash-shām

1961-09-28:

SŪRIYYAH

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of Ottoman Syria : OTTOMAN LEVANT

1918-09-30:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [State of Syria]

1918-10-03:

United Kingdom of SYRIA

1918-10-25:

Interior Arab State of the United Kingdom of SYRIA

1919-11-22:

Arab State of the United Kingdom of SYRIA

1920-03-08:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [Arab Kingdom of Greater Syria]

1920-07-21:

Arab Kingdom of SYRIA

1920-07-24:

Kingdom of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

1920-07-28:

French Mandate of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

1920-08-04:

French Mandate of SYRIA [French Protectorate]

1920-12-01:

Autonomous State of DAMASCUS

1922-06-28:

Union of SYRIAN STATES [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

1923-09-29:

SYRIAN Federation [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

1924-12-01:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

1931-11-19:

SYRIAN Republic [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

1939-07-19:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

1941-06-21:

State of SYRIA [British Military Administration of the French Free Protectorate]

1941-09-16:

SYRIAN Republic [British Military Administration of the League of Nations Mandate under Free French Protectorate]

1944-01-01:

SYRIAN Republic [Self-declared independence under British Military Administration of the Free French Protectorate]

1944-08-25:

SYRIAN Republic [Self-declared independence under British Military Administration of the French Protectorate]

1946-04-16:

SYRIAN Republic [Self-declared independence]

1946-04-17:

SYRIAN Republic

1949-08-14:

SYRIAN Republic [Supreme Military Council]

1949-08-15:

SYRIAN Republic

1951-12-02:

SYRIAN Republic [Supreme Military Council]

1951-12-03:

SYRIAN Republic

1958-02-22:

SYRIAN Arab State

1958-10-07:

Council of the NORTHERN REGION [Syrian Region]

1961-08-17:

SYRIAN Region

1961-09-28:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

1963-03-09:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR [National Revolutionary Command Council]

1964-05-13:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR [Presidential Council]

1966-02-24:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

2011-12-19:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR [Arab League´s Observer Mission in Syria-ALOMS]

2012-01-28:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

2012-04-21:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR [United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria-UNSMIS]

2012-08-20:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

2015-09-30:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR [Russian Military Assistance]

Ruler changes:

1918-09-30:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [State of Syria]

(Damascus)

- Prince Muhammad Said al-Jazairi
(Muhammad Sa´id al-Jaza´iri)

1918-10-01:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [State of Syria]

(Damascus)

- PM Ali Rida Pasha Al-Rikabi
(Ali Rida Basha ar-Rikabi)

1918-10-05:

United Kingdom of SYRIA

(Damascus)

- Emir Faysal bin Hussein al-Hashemi
(Amir Faysal ibn al-Hussein al-Hashimi)

1920-03-08:

United Kingdom of SYRIA [Arab Kingdom of Greater Syria]

(Damascus)

- King Faysal bin Hussein al-Hashemi
(Malik Faysal ibn al-Hussein al-Hashimi)

1920-07-24:

Kingdom of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Aleppo)

- King Faysal bin Hussein al-Hashemi
(Malik Faysal ibn al-Hussein al-Hashimi)

1920-07-28:

French Mandate of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Aleppo)

- Ala ad-Din ad-Durubi Basha
(`Alâ´ ad-Dîn ad-Durubi Basha)

1920-08-22:

French Mandate of SYRIA [French Protectorate]

(Aleppo)

-
()

1920-09-04:

French Mandate of SYRIA [French Protectorate]

(Aleppo)

- Jamil al-Ulshi
(Jamil al-Ulchi)

1920-12-01:

Autonomous State of DAMASCUS

(Damascus)

-
()

1922-06-28:

Union of SYRIAN STATES [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Homs ^a + Aleppo ^a + Damascus ^a)

- Subhi Barakat
(Subhi Bay Barakat al-Khalidi)

1925-12-22:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Homs)

- FR
(FR)

1926-02-09:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Homs)

- Francois Pierre-Alype
(Marie François Julien Pierre-Alype)

1926-02-28:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Homs)

- Damad-i Shahriyari Ahmad Nami Bay
(Damad-i Shahriyari Ahmad Nami Bay)

1928-02-15:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- Shaykh Taj ad-Din al-Hasani
(Shaykh Taj ad-Din al-Hasani)

1931-11-19:

SYRIAN Republic [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- Leon Solomiac
(Léon Solomiac)

1932-06-11:

SYRIAN Republic [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- President Muhammad Ali Bay al-Abid
(Rais Muhammad ´Ali Bay al-´Abid)

1936-12-21:

SYRIAN Republic [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- President Hashim al-Atassi
(Rais Hashim Khalid al-Atassi)

1939-07-07:

SYRIAN Republic [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- Nasuhi Salim al-Bukhari
(Nasuhi Salim al-Bukhari)

1939-07-10:

SYRIAN Republic [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- Bahij Bey al-Khatib
(Bahij ad-Din al-Khatib)

1941-04-04:

State of SYRIA [League of Nations Mandate under French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- Khalid al-Azm
(Khalid al-Azm)

1941-09-16:

SYRIAN Republic [British Military Administration of the League of Nations Mandate under Free French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- President Shaykh Taj ad-Din al-Hasani
(Rais Shaykh Taj ad-Din al-Hasani)

1943-01-17:

SYRIAN Republic [British Military Administration of the League of Nations Mandate under Free French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- Jamil al-Ulshi
(Jamil al-Ulshi)

1943-03-25:

SYRIAN Republic [British Military Administration of the League of Nations Mandate under Free French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- Ata Bay al-Ayyubi
(Ata´ Bay al-Ayyubi)

1943-08-17:

SYRIAN Republic [British Military Administration of the League of Nations Mandate under Free French Protectorate]

(Damascus)

- President Shukri al-Kuwatli
(Rais Shukri al-Kuwatli)

1949-03-30:

SYRIAN Republic

(Damascus)

- President Husni az-Zaim
(Rais Husni az-Zaim)

1949-08-14:

SYRIAN Republic [Supreme Military Council]

(Damascus)

- Muhammad Sami Hilmi al-Hinnawi
(Muhammad Sami Hilmi al-Hinnawi)

1949-08-15:

SYRIAN Republic

(Damascus)

- Hashim al-Atassi
(Hashim Khalid al-Atassi)

1951-12-02:

SYRIAN Republic [Supreme Military Council]

(Damascus)

- Adib Shishakli
(Adib ash-Shishakli)

1951-12-03:

SYRIAN Republic

(Damascus)

- Fawzi al-Selu
(Fawzi as-Silu)

1953-07-11:

SYRIAN Republic

(Damascus)

- President Adib Shishakli
(Rais Adib ash-Shishakli)

1954-02-26:

SYRIAN Republic

(Damascus)

- Maamun al-Kuzbari
(Maamun al-Kuzbari)

1954-02-28:

SYRIAN Republic

(Damascus)

- President Hashim al-Atassi
(Rais Hashim Khalid al-Atassi)

1955-09-06:

SYRIAN Republic

(Damascus)

- President Shukri al-Kuwatli
(Rais Shukri al-Kuwatli)

1958-02-22:

SYRIAN Arab State

(Damascus)

-
()

1961-09-28:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- Maamun al-Kuzbari
(Maamun al-Kuzbari)

1961-11-20:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- Izzat an-Nuss
(Izzat an-Nuss)

1961-12-14:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- President Nazim al-Kudsi
(Rais Nazim al-Qudsi)

1963-03-09:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR [National Revolutionary Command Council]

(Damascus)

- Luai al-Atassi
(Louai al-Atassi)

1963-07-27:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR [National Revolutionary Command Council]

(Damascus)

- Muhammad Amin al-Hafez
(Muhammad Amin al-Hafiz)

1966-02-25:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- Nureddin al-Atassi
(Ahmad Nureddin bin Muhammad Mustafa Ali al-Atassi)

1970-11-18:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- Sidi Ahmed al-Khatib
(Sayyid Ahmad al-Hasan al-Khatib)

1971-02-22:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- President Hafez Al-Assad
(Rais Hafiz Ali Sulayman al-Assad)

2000-06-10:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- Abdul-Halim Khaddam
(Abdul-Halim Khaddam)

2000-07-17:

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

- President Bashar Al-Assad
(Rais Bashar al-Assad)