Bashar al-Assad: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Updated to mention Assad being sentenced to death in absentia. | Aug 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 07, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Revised to mention his toppling. | Dec 08, 2024 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 07, 2024 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts. | Dec 04, 2023 | ||
| Article revised. | May 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Globalsecurity.org - Bashar al-Assad. | Aug 25, 2022 | ||
| Updated the discussion of the civil war. | Jul 16, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Unofficial website. | Jun 04, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: TRIAL International - Biography of Rifaat Al-Assad. | Jun 04, 2019 | ||
| Added mention of his reconstruction policies. | Nov 26, 2018 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Aug 07, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Biography of Bashar al-Assad. | Apr 19, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 17, 2018 | ||
| Article updated to mention increased international involvement in the Syrian Civil War in 2012, and alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government forces in 2013. | Sep 05, 2013 | ||
| Article revised and expanded. | Dec 13, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Bashar Assad. | Nov 20, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Middle East Policy Council - The Syrian Uprising of 2011. | Apr 17, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Middle East Policy Council - The Syrian Uprising of 2011. | Apr 17, 2012 | ||
| Updated to mention that the United States and the European Union imposed individual sanctions on Bashar al-Assad in late May 2011. | May 20, 2011 | ||
| Updated to mention the outbreak of anti-government protests in Syria March 2011. | Apr 27, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 23, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 10, 2007 | ||
| New article added. | May 12, 2005 |
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