44 moments

1. Birth in Qardaha

   1930-10-06 · Qardaha, Syria

   Hafez al-Assad was born in the northwestern Syrian town of Qardaha. Settlement coordinate.

2. Entered Homs Military Academy

   1950-01-01 · Homs Military Academy, Homs, Syria

   Assad entered the military academy at Homs after deciding to join the Syrian Armed Forces. Coordinate represents Homs; the article does not identify a precise academy building.

3. Flying-school training

   1950-01-01 · Aleppo, Syria

   Assad entered flying school in Aleppo as part of his military training. City-center coordinate; the specific flying-school site is not stated.

4. Assignment to Mezzeh air base

   1955-01-01 · Mezzeh Air Base, Damascus, Syria

   After graduating from flying school and receiving his Air Force commission, Assad was assigned to Mezzeh air base near Damascus.

5. Air-defense mission to Cairo

   1956-01-01 · Cairo, Egypt

   During the Suez Crisis period, Assad was among Syrian pilots sent to Cairo to demonstrate Syrian support for Egypt. City-center coordinate; the article does not name the airfield or venue.

6. Military education in Egypt

   1958-01-01 · Egypt

   Following the formation of the United Arab Republic, Assad was transferred to Egypt to continue military education. The source identifies Egypt but not a city; coordinate is a representative point in Cairo.

7. Transport Ministry clerical post

   1961-01-01 · Damascus, Syria

   After Syria left the United Arab Republic, Assad was removed from military service and given a clerical post at the Ministry of Transport in Damascus. City-center coordinate; the ministry building is not identified.

8. Federation agreement signing

   1971-04-17 · Benghazi, Libya

   As Syrian president, Assad traveled to Benghazi for the agreement establishing the Federation of Arab Republics. City-center coordinate; venue not specified.

9. Visit to Kuwait City

   1972-04-22 · Kuwait City, Kuwait

   Assad made a documented presidential trip to Kuwait City. City-center coordinate; purpose and venue are not specified in the table.

10. Federation meeting at Mersa Matruh

    1972-06-19 · Mersa Matruh, Egypt

    Assad attended a Federation of Arab Republics meeting at Mersa Matruh. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

11. Presidential visit to Moscow

    1972-07-01 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Assad made a documented presidential visit to Moscow in July 1972. The source supports month-level dating only; venue not specified.

12. Tripartite meeting with Sadat and Gaddafi

    1973-02-07 · Cairo, Egypt

    Assad met Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Cairo. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

13. Moscow visit before the October War

    1973-05-07 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Assad made a presidential visit to Moscow in May 1973. City-center coordinate; purpose and venue are not specified in the table.

14. Meeting with Suleiman Frangieh

    1974-01-18 · Beirut, Lebanon

    Assad met Lebanese president Suleiman Frangieh in Beirut. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

15. Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit

    1974-02-01 · Lahore, Pakistan

    Assad attended the Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit in Lahore. The documented visit ran 22–24 February; JSONL date format permits month-level representation rather than a date range.

16. Meeting with Josip Broz Tito

    1974-08-15 · Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    Assad met Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito in Belgrade. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

17. Presidential visit to Pyongyang

    1974-09-01 · Pyongyang, North Korea

    Assad made a documented presidential trip to Pyongyang. The source supports month-level dating only; purpose and venue are not specified.

18. Meeting with Nicolae Ceaușescu

    1974-09-09 · Bucharest, Romania

    Assad met Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu in Bucharest. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

19. Seventh Arab Summit Conference

    1974-10-30 · Rabat, Morocco

    Assad attended the Seventh Arab Summit Conference in Rabat. City-center coordinate; summit venue not specified.

20. Meetings in Prague and Karlovy Vary

    1975-09-01 · Prague, Czechoslovakia

    Assad visited Czechoslovakia and met Gustáv Husák during a trip that included Prague and Karlovy Vary. The documented trip ran 8–11 September and included both named cities; precise daily itinerary is not given.

21. Meeting with Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

    1976-06-01 · Paris, France

    Assad visited Paris for talks with French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing during the Lebanese Civil War. The documented visit ran 17–18 June; venue not specified.

22. Six-party Lebanon summit

    1976-10-01 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Assad attended a six-party summit in Riyadh concerning the situation in Lebanon. The documented visit ran 16–18 October; summit venue not specified.

23. Meeting with Jimmy Carter

    1977-05-09 · Geneva, Switzerland

    

    Assad met U.S. president Jimmy Carter in Geneva. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

24. Meeting with Indira Gandhi

    1978-04-18 · New Delhi, India

    Assad met Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi in New Delhi. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

25. Presidential visit to Bonn

    1978-09-12 · Bonn, West Germany

    Assad made a documented presidential trip to Bonn. City-center coordinate; purpose and venue are not specified in the table.

26. Working visit to Baghdad

    1978-10-01 · Baghdad, Iraq

    Assad made a working visit to Baghdad and attended an Arab Summit Conference there during the same trip period. The source documents an October 25–27 working visit and a November 2 summit appearance in Baghdad; this card uses October as the first supported month.

27. Meeting with Chadli Benjedid

    1979-07-03 · Algiers, Algeria

    Assad met Algerian president Chadli Benjedid in Algiers. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

28. Tito state funeral

    1980-05-04 · Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    Assad attended the state funeral of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito in Belgrade. City-center coordinate; funeral venue not specified.

29. Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit

    1981-01-01 · Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    Assad attended an Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit whose listed locations were Mecca and Taif. The source lists Mecca and Taif for a 25–29 January trip but does not assign individual dates to each city.

30. Meeting with King Fahd

    1982-07-05 · Taif, Saudi Arabia

    Assad met King Fahd in Taif. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

31. Meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev

    1985-06-19 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Assad met Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

32. State visit to Athens

    1986-05-01 · Athens, Greece

    Assad made a state visit to Athens. The documented state visit ran 26–28 May; venue not specified.

33. Meeting with Todor Zhivkov

    1987-10-01 · Sofia, Bulgaria

    Assad met Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov in Sofia. The source supports month-level dating only; meeting venue not specified.

34. Meeting with Hosni Mubarak

    1990-07-01 · Cairo, Egypt

    Assad met Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. The documented visit ran 14–16 July; meeting venue not specified.

35. Presidential visit to Tehran

    1990-09-26 · Tehran, Iran

    Assad made a documented presidential trip to Tehran. City-center coordinate; purpose and venue are not specified in the table.

36. Meeting with Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

    1992-04-20 · Kuwait City, Kuwait

    Assad met Kuwait's Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in Kuwait City. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

37. Second meeting with Hosni Mubarak in Cairo

    1994-04-01 · Cairo, Egypt

    Assad returned to Cairo for a meeting with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The documented visit ran 4–5 April; meeting venue not specified.

38. State visit to Tehran

    1997-08-01 · Tehran, Iran

    Assad undertook a state visit to Tehran. City-center coordinate; state-visit venue not specified.

39. Meeting with Jacques Chirac

    1998-07-18 · Paris, France

    Assad met French president Jacques Chirac in Paris. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

40. Funeral of King Hussein

    1999-02-01 · Amman, Jordan

    Assad attended the funeral of Jordan's King Hussein in Amman. The source supports month-level dating only; funeral venue not specified.

41. Meeting with Boris Yeltsin

    1999-07-07 · Moscow, Russia

    Assad met Russian president Boris Yeltsin in Moscow. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

42. Meeting with Bill Clinton

    2000-03-26 · Geneva, Switzerland

    Assad traveled to Geneva to meet U.S. president Bill Clinton during late Syrian-Israeli peace diplomacy. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

43. Final documented Cairo meeting with Mubarak

    2000-05-09 · Cairo, Egypt

    Assad made a final documented presidential visit to Cairo for a meeting with Hosni Mubarak. City-center coordinate; meeting venue not specified.

44. Death in Damascus

    2000-06-10 · Damascus, Syria

    Assad died in Damascus while serving as president of Syria. City-center coordinate; the precise site of death is not identified in the cited infobox.