First Syrian Republic
former country (1930–1950)
The First Syrian Republic,[2][a] officially the Syrian Republic,[b] was formed in 1930 as a component of the French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon, succeeding the State of Syria.
Syrian Republic | |||||||||||||||
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1930–1950 | |||||||||||||||
Anthem: حُمَاةَ الدِّيَار (transl. "Guardians of the Homeland")[1] | |||||||||||||||
![]() Territory of the Syrian Republic as proposed in the unratified Franco-Syrian Treaty of 1936. (Lebanon was not part of the plan). In 1938, Alexandretta was also excluded. | |||||||||||||||
Status | Component of the Mandate of Syria and the Lebanon (1930–1946) | ||||||||||||||
Capital | Damascus | ||||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic, French, Syriac, Armenian, Kurdish, Turkish | ||||||||||||||
Religion | Islam (all branches incl. Alawite), Christianity, Judaism, Druzism, Yezidism | ||||||||||||||
Government | French Mandate (1930–1946) Parliamentary republic (1946–1950) | ||||||||||||||
High Commissioner | |||||||||||||||
• 1930–1933 (first) | Henri Ponsot | ||||||||||||||
• 1944–1946 (last) | Paul Beynet | ||||||||||||||
President | |||||||||||||||
• 1932–1936 (first) | Muhammad Ali al-Abid | ||||||||||||||
• 1945–1949 (last) | Shukri al-Quwatli | ||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||||||
• 1932–1934 (first) | Haqqi al-Azm | ||||||||||||||
• 1950 (last) | Nazim al-Kudsi | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||||||||
• Republic formed | 14 May 1930 | ||||||||||||||
9 September 1936 | |||||||||||||||
7 September 1938 | |||||||||||||||
24 October 1945 | |||||||||||||||
• Withdrawal of French troops | 17 April 1946 | ||||||||||||||
5 September 1950 | |||||||||||||||
Currency | Syrian pound | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Israel (disputed) Syria Turkey |
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References change
- ↑ www.nationalanthems.info
- ↑ Karim Atassi (2018). Syria, the Strength of an Idea. p. 179. ISBN 9781107183605.
- ↑ عزت, دروزة، محمد (1959). العرب والعروبة: من القرن الثالث حتى القرن الرابع عشر الهجري. p. 668.
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