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Hafez al-Assad mixed his strategic intelligence with unprecedented brutality to ensure he did not suffer the same fate as his predecessors. To do this, he played off of Syria’s religious diversity. The Syrian political chambers were stacked with Sunni’s, to appease a potentially hostile majority, whilst his fellow Alawites were over-represented in important positions within the Armed Forces. The fact that the country was being run by an Alawite proved to be a contentious issue. Even though he tried to portray himself as a pious Muslim, Hafez alienated many with the secular nature of his 1973 constitution. Islamist groups represented the biggest challenge to his authority, initiating an uprising in 1976 that was to last 6 years. Hafez was finally able to quell the insurrection with the devastating 1982 Hama Massacre.
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Hafez al-Assad mixed his strategic intelligence with unprecedented brutality to ensure he did not suffer the same fate as his predecessors. To do this, he played off of Syria’s religious diversity. The Syrian political chambers were stacked with Sunni’s, to appease a potentially hostile majority, whilst his fellow Alawites were over-represented in important positions within the Armed Forces. The fact that the country was being run by an Alawite proved to be a contentious issue. Even though he tried to portray himself as a pious Muslim, Hafez alienated many with the secular nature of his 1973 constitution. Islamist groups represented the biggest challenge to his authority, initiating an uprising in 1976 that was to last 6 years. Hafez was finally able to quell the insurrection with the devastating 1982 Hama Massacre.
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