1980 in Syria

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See also:

Other events of 1980
List of years in Syria

The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Syria.

Incumbents

President: Hafez al-Assad
Prime Minister: Muhammad Ali al-Halabi (until 9 January), Abdul Rauf al-Kasm (starting 9 January)

Events

April

April 15 - Syria recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

June

June 25 - A Muslim Brotherhood assassination attempt against President Hafez al-Assad fails. Assad retaliates by sending the army against them.

References

Years in Syria (1946–present)

1980 in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia China Cyprus Egypt India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Soviet Union Sri Lanka Syria Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam North Yemen South Yemen

States with limited recognition	Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Palestine Taiwan Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

Dependencies, colonies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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