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General Union of Peasants | |
| الاتحاد العام للفلاحين Alâtehad Al'am Llâflâhin | |
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| Founded | 1964[1] |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 29 January 2025; 9 months ago (2025-01-29)[2][3] |
| Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
| Location | |
Key people | Ahmed Saleh Ibrahim, Secretary General |
| Affiliations | National Progressive Front |
| Website | http://www.alfalahen.org.sy/ |
TheGeneral Union of Peasants (GUP) was the sole organisation/industry association for farmers inBa'athist Syria. Founded in 1964, the Union was formed from numerous agricultural cooperatives that had been active inSyria since 1943.[4]
The Union distributed a magazine relating to the activities and goals of the union, this magazine is called "The Journal of the Struggle of the Peasants".[5]
The union was closely linked with the rulingArab Socialist Ba'ath Party and was a member of theNational Progressive Front.[4] In 2018 the union held a ceremony to celebrate the 54th anniversary of its establishment inDamascus. In the ceremony, Secretary General Ahmed Saleh Ibrahim further emphasized loyalty to the Syrian government. Numerous high-ranking members of the ruling Ba'ath party attended the ceremony.[6]
Following thefall of the Assad regime, the GUP was dissolved by theSyrian transitional government on 29 January 2025.[7]
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