2014 in Syria
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Incumbents
[edit]| Office | Image | Name | Assumed office / Current length |
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.svg) President of the Syrian Arab Republic |
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Bashar al-Assad | 17 July 2000 |
.svg) Vice President of the Syrian Arab Republic |
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Farouk al-Shara | 21 February 2006 – 19 July 2014 |
| Najah al-Attar | 23 March 2006 | ||
Speaker of the People's Assembly |
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Mohammad Jihad al-Laham | 24 May 2012 |
President of the Supreme Constitutional Court |
Adnan Zureiq | 2 September 2012 | |
.svg) Prime Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic |
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Wael Nader al-Halqi | 9 August 2012 |
Events
[edit]For events related to the Civil War, see Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (January–July 2014) and Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (August–December 2014)
June
[edit]- June 3 - The presidential election takes place in government-controlled areas, amidst an opposition boycott. While the West denounces the election as rigged and "meaningless", delegations from President Bashar Assad's main supporters, including Russia, Iran and Venezuela, praise the election as transparent and free.[1]
- June 4 - The Syrian government announces Assad was re-elected, claiming that Assad had won with 88.7% of the vote and a turnout of 73.47% of eligible voters.[1]
- June 23 - The final stockpile of "declared" chemical weapons is shipped out of the country.[2]
July
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wins third term - BBC News". BBC News. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Watchdog: Last 'declared' chemical weapons leave Syria - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Saad, Hwaida; Cowell, Alan (16 July 2014). "Assad Begins a Third Term in Syria, Vowing to Look After Its People". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
