Syrian Arab Republic اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةُ ٱلْسُوْرِيَّة (Arabic) al-Jumhūriyya al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah | |
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| 1963–1966 | |
.svg) Coat of arms (1963-1972) | |
| Motto: وَحْدَةٌ، حُرِّيَّةٌ، اِشْتِرَاكِيَّةٌ Waḥda, Ḥurriyya, Ishtirākiyya "Unity, Freedom, Socialism" | |
| Anthem: حُمَاةَ الدَّيَّارِ Ḥumāt ad-Diyār "Guardians of the Homeland" | |
 Territory of Syria in 1963, prior toSix-Day war. IncludedGolan Heights. | |
| Status | Syrian Arab Republic under amilitary junta |
| Capital | Damascus |
| Demonym | Syrian |
| Government | UnitaryNeo-Ba'athistone-partyPresidential republic under atotalitarianmilitary junta |
| President | |
• 1963 | Lu'ay al-Atassi |
• 1963-1966 | Amin al-Hafiz |
| History | |
• Coup d'état (Junta came to power) | 8 March 1963 |
• 2nd coup d'état (Junta was overthrown bySalah Jadid) | 23 February 1966 |
| Area | |
• Total | 189,880 km2 (73,310 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1966 estimate | 5 542 000 |
| Currency | Syrian pound |
| ISO 3166 code | SY |
| Today part of | Syrian Arab Republic (Syrian transitional government) |
TheNational Council for the Revolutionary Command or justNCRC (also known as theNational Council for the Leadership of the Revolution[1] orNational Revolutionary Council[2]) was the twenty-manmilitary junta and council set up to ruleBa'athist Syria between March 1963 and February 1966. Established by the1963 coup d'état, which was undertaken byBa'athists andNasserists officers in theSyrian Army, it exercised both executive and legislative authority in Syria.
The NCRC was composed of 12Ba'athists and eightNasserists and independents. Its exact membership was kept secret for the first few months. Though some civilians were admitted, it was dominated bymilitary officers.[3] Within the NCRC, the military officers created already before the NCRC was established, themilitary Committee to hold the real power described as a "Junta within a Junta."[3] Themilitary committee had five members:Muhammad Umran (Chairman until 8 March 1963),Salah Jadid,Hafez al-Assad,Abdul-Karim al-Jundi andAhmad al-Miration. Also within the NCRC there was also a military organisation, which consisted of 12 branches resembling their civilian counterparts. The military organisation was led by a central committee, which represented themilitary committee.The new government's priority was to establish anArab union withIraq, whereBa'athists seized control in February 1963, and theUnited Arab Republic (Egypt). Although the Syrian Baathists initially (under pressure from civilian pro-Nasserist demonstrators) declared their desire to returnformer union with Egypt, no serious steps toward unification were taken. Moreover, between 28 April -2 May, the junta purged dozens ofNasserist officers in the Syrian army. And months later, Ba'athist regime in Iraq wasoverthrown. In May 1964, the NCRC implemented a provisional constitution providing for a cabinet, a Presidential Council, and an appointed legislature composed of "people's organizations." The NCRC was dissolved following the1966 coup d'état by dissident army officers.[4]
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