People's Party (Syria)
People's Party حزب الشعب | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 |
| Dissolved | 1963 |
| Headquarters | Aleppo |
| Newspaper | al-Sha'b |
| Ideology | Arab unionism[1][2] Liberalism[3][4] Pro-Western[1][5] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | National Bloc (1928–47) |
The People's Party (Arabic: حزب الشعب Ḥizb Al-Sha'ab; French: Parti du peuple) was a Syrian political party, that dominated Syrian politics during the 1950s and the early 1960s, for almost a decade. The party was founded in 1925 by Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar,[6] and alongside its rival, the National Party, was part of the National Bloc, a national coalition that played an important role in the Syrian struggle against the French mandate.[7]
In recent years there have been discussions about reviving the party in some form, following the liberalization of requirements for membership in the National Progressive Front, but this has not materialized.[8]
Leaders
| Leader | Tenure | Position(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar | 1925–1940 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
|
Hashim al-Atassi | 1940–1955 | President of Syria |
|
Nazim al-Kudsi | 1955–1963 | President of Syria |
References
- ^ a b Moubayed 2006, p. 200.
- ^ Chaurasia 2005, p. 254.
- ^ Lawson 2013, pp. 61–63.
- ^ Schumann 2010, pp. 54–62.
- ^ Maddy-Weitzman 1993, p. 151.
- ^ Scott & Hughes 2013, p. 58.
- ^ Commins 2004, pp. 214–215.
- ^ Sami, Moubayed (26 April 2005). "Syria's Ba'athists loosen the reins". Asia Times Online. Hong Kong. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
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Bibliography
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- Scott, Len; Hughes, R. Gerald (2013), Intelligence, Crises and Security: Prospects and Retrospects, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-4154-6430-7
- Schumann, Christoph (2010), Nationalism and Liberal Thought in the Arab East: Ideology and Practice, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-4155-5410-7
- Moubayed, Sami M. (2006), Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000, Cune Press, ISBN 978-1-8859-4241-8
- Chaurasia, Radhey S. (2005), History of Middle East, Atlantic Publishers & Dist, ISBN 978-8-1269-0448-8
- Commins, David Dean (2004), Historical dictionary of Syria, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0-8108-4934-1
- Moubayed, Sami M. (2002), Damascus between democracy and dictatorship, University Press of America, ISBN 978-0-7618-1744-4
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